Early New York Paper Currency. 



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to the Possessor thereof, shall he, in value, equal to 

 Money; and shall be accepted accordingly, by the Treas- 

 urer of this Colony for the Time being, in all publick 

 Payments ; and for any Fund, at any Time, in the Treas- 

 ury. Dated in New York, the first Day of November, 

 One Thousand Seven Hundred and Nine, by order of 

 the Lieutenant Governor, Council and General Assembly 

 of the said Colony. 



Signed by Robert Walters, Robert Lurting, Johannes 

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



Description : The same as of June 8. 



Number and division of the bills : 



300 bills, each of 20 Lyon dollars. 



300 



do. 



16 



do. 



300 



do. 



8 



do. 



337 



do. 



4 



do. 



Currency limited to Feb. 28, 1713. 



Commissioners for canceling, the signers and treasurer. 



1711.— July 26. 



Amount, .£10,000. 



Form: This indented Bill of. Coyned Plate, due 



from the Colony of New York, to the Possessor thereof, 

 shall be in Value equal to money, and shallbe accepted 

 accordingly, by the Treasurer of this Colony, for the time 

 being, in all publick payments, and for any fund in the 

 Treasury. Dated in New York the 20th Day of July, 

 1711, by order of the Governor, Council and General 

 Assembly of the said Colony. 



Signed by Robert Walters, Robert Lurting, John 

 Depeyster. 



Description : Dated, and indented at the top, the arms 

 of the city of New York on the right hand side towards 

 the bottom. 



