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Early New York Paper Currency. 



Description: Indented at the top, — dated, — the arms 

 of the city of New York on the left side, towards the 

 bottom. 



Number and division of the bills : 



400 bills, each of £o. 



600 do. 40 shillings. 



600 do. 20 do. 



1,000 do. 10 do. 



2,800 do. 5 do. 



Currency limited to May 31, 1711. 

 Commissioners for canceling, the signers and treasurer. 

 Number canceled not known. 



1709. — November 1. 



Amount, .£4,000 or 14,545 Lyon dollars. 



Form : This indented Bill of Shillings, due from 



the Colony of New York to the Possessor thereof, shall 

 be in Yalue equal to Money, and shall be Accepted ac- 

 cordingly by the Treasurer of this Colony for the time 

 being, in all Publick Payments, and for any fund at any 

 time in the Treasury. Dated, New York the First of 

 November, 1709, by order of the Lieutenant Governor, 

 Council, and General Assembly of the said Colony. 



Signed by Robert Walters, John De Peyster, Robert 

 Lurting, and Johannes Jansen, or any three of them. 

 Description : The same as of June 8. 

 Number and division of the biils : 

 400 bills, each of £5. 

 400 do. 505. 

 800 do. 255. 

 Currency limited to Nov. 30, 1712. 

 Commissioners for canceling, the signers and treasurer. 



1709.— November 12. 



Amount, £4,000 or 14,545 Lyon dollars. 



Form: This indented Bill of Ounces of Plate, 



or Lyon dollars, due from the Colony of New York 



