Currency
- Title:
- Twenty Shilling Delaware Note
- Object Name:
- Currency
- Creator:
- James Adams
- Date:
- 1776
- Material:
- Paper, Ink
- Dimensions:
- H-4.75 L-21 Dia-7 inches
Dimentions of Frame 8.5w" by 7h" and .5" deep. - Description:
- Currency: Twenty Shillings note. Priinted by James Adams, 1776. "No. 25551 (number is handwritten) / This In- / dented Bill / shall pass / current for / Twenty shillings, / according to an / Assembly of the Counties of Newcastle / Kent and Sussex, upon Delaware, / passed in the / 15th year of / the Reign of / His Majesty / Geo. the 3d. / dated the 1st. / Day of Jan. 1776. XXs."
- Provenance:
- This is a twenty shilling note printed in Delaware. It is possible that the owner of this note exchanged one type of currency for shillings. The note has not been punch cancelled.
- People:
- Adams, James
- Place of Origin:
- Newcastle County, Delaware
- Collection Name:
- Society of the Cincinnati in the State of New Hampshire
- Item Number:
- 2011.140
- Accession Number:
- 2011.140
- Type of Material:
- Objects
- Copyright Statement:
- For information regarding copyright, permissions, and reproductions contact the American Independence Museum
- Credit Line:
- American Independence Museum
- Participating Organization:
- American Independence Museum
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