Wister, William, fl. 1773 Five shilling note

GLC01450.226.03

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GLC#
GLC01450.226.03-View header record
Type
Documents
Date
October 1, 1773
Author/Creator
Wister, William, fl. 1773
Title
Five shilling note
Place Written
Philidelphia, Pensylvania
Pagination
1 p. : Height: 7.2 cm, Width: 8.5 cm
Primary time period
American Revolution, 1763-1783
Sub-Era
Road to Revolution

[Currency]. [Philadelphia], Pennsylvania: 01 October 1773. Five shilling note. Printed by Hall and Sellers. Signed by William Wister, Samuel Miles and Owen Jones, Jr. No. 24025.

Historical Background: An emission of £150,000 in bills of credit to revive the loan office system. Penn family arms on the front and a cast cut of a farm scene on the back [excerpted from Jordan's "Colonial Currency."]

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