Twenty Pound Bill of Credit Note

Title:

Twenty Pound Bill of Credit Note

Date:

1776

Description:

A twenty pound note dated March 6, 1776 and signed by Thomas Middleton, John Neufville, Thomas Corbett, Gideon Dupont, and one unknown signee. The colonial currency is marked No. 9148. It bears a seal with two hands shaking behind which are two small crossed branches. Below the image is printed 1775, and above the image is printed in Latin "FIDES PUBLICA," which translates to "public faith/trust."

Collection Title:

Middleton Papers, 1775-1815

Contributing Institution:

Middleton Place Foundation

Media Type:

Documents

Series:

Middleton House Museum Collections

Personal or Corporate Subject:

Neufville, John, 1727-1804
Middleton, Thomas, 1753-1797

Topical Subject:

Money

Geographic Subject:

South Carolina

S.C. County:

Charleston County (S.C.)

Language:

English and Latin

Date Digital:

2022

Digitization Specifications:

400 dpi, 24-bit depth, color, Epson Expression 10000XL. Archival masters are tiffs.

Format:

image/jpeg

Copyright Status Statement:

Public Domain.

Access Information:

For more information, contact the Middleton Place Foundation, 4300 Ashley River Rd, Charleston, SC 29414.

Admin ID:

289235