Colonial Currency, NC. Dec. 1771 2 Pounds Note
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Major General & North Carolina Governor Richard Caswell Signed December 1771 2 Pound Bird & Olive Branch Note
RICHARD CASWELL (1729 - 1789). First and Fifth Governor of North Carolina, serving (1776-1780) and (1785-1787); President of the Provincial Congress that wrote the First North Carolina Constitution in 1776, and Major General Commanding N.C. Militia during the Revolutionary War.
Fr. NC-141. Province of North Carolina, December 1771, Two Pounds, "Bird & Olive Branch" vignette, Signed by Richard Caswell, Very Fine. This note has crisp black printed text and designs within four large margins providing nice centering having several edge splits as shown. There are typical contemporary period signatures on the blank reverse, including that of "Montfort" being the North Carolina Treasurer. All four signatures are well written in strong brown and red. The paper is bright and clean for its grade showing off a sharp "Bird & Olive Branch" vignette.
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Colonial Currency, Paper Money, Early Paper Money of America, North Carolina Currency, Governor North Carolina, Colonial America, Colonial North Carolina, American Colony, Province of North Carolina, Printing Paper Money, British Colonial Acts, French and Indian War, Revolutionary War, George Washington, Continental Congress, Continental Currency, No Taxation Without Representation, Inflation, Fiat Currency, Currency Printing, Benjamin Franklin
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Major General & North Carolina Governor Richard Caswell Signed December 1771 2 Pound Bird & Olive Branch Note
RICHARD CASWELL (1729 - 1789). First and Fifth Governor of North Carolina, serving (1776-1780) and (1785-1787); President of the Provincial Congress that wrote the First North Carolina Constitution in 1776, and Major General Commanding N.C. Militia during the Revolutionary War.
Fr. NC-141. Province of North Carolina, December 1771, Two Pounds, "Bird & Olive Branch" vignette, Signed by Richard Caswell, Very Fine. This note has crisp black printed text and designs within four large margins providing nice centering having several edge splits as shown. There are typical contemporary period signatures on the blank reverse, including that of "Montfort" being the North Carolina Treasurer. All four signatures are well written in strong brown and red. The paper is bright and clean for its grade showing off a sharp "Bird & Olive Branch" vignette.
KEYWORDS:
Colonial Currency, Paper Money, Early Paper Money of America, North Carolina Currency, Governor North Carolina, Colonial America, Colonial North Carolina, American Colony, Province of North Carolina, Printing Paper Money, British Colonial Acts, French and Indian War, Revolutionary War, George Washington, Continental Congress, Continental Currency, No Taxation Without Representation, Inflation, Fiat Currency, Currency Printing, Benjamin Franklin
