Early New York Paper Currency. 63 



Signed by David Provoost, John J ansen, Jacobus Kip, 

 Gerardus Beekman or any three of them. 



Description : Impressed on the right side, about the 

 middle of the side with the arms of the city of New York. 



Number and division of the bills : 



6,001 bills, each of 2 pwt. 12 grs. of plate. 



4,000 



do. 



3 



M 



18 



it 



do. 



4,000 



do. 



6 



CC 



6 



it 



do. 



4,000 



do. 



7 



it 



12 



a 



do. 



1,714 



do. 



8 



it 



18 



u 



do. 



Currency continued to Sept. 1, 1733. 

 Commissioner for canceling, the treasurer. 

 Amount canceled, £1,896 85. 6d. 



1723.— July 6. 



Amount, £2,140 or 5,350 ounces of plate. 



Form : This indented Bill of Ounces, and 



Pennyweight of Plate, due from the Colony of New York 

 to the Possessor thereof, shall be in Value equal to Plate, 

 and shall be accordingly accepted 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 in New 

 York, the second Day of July, One Thousand Seven Hun- 

 dred and Twenty-three ; by order of the Governor, Council 

 and General Assembly. 



Signed by David Provoost, Johannes Jansen, Jacobus 

 Kip, John Cruger, Gerardus Beekman, or any three of 

 them. 



Description : Impressed on the middle, with the arms 

 of the city of New York, and on the top of each, the 

 quanity of plate represented. 



Number and division of the bills : 



243 bills, each of 11 oz. 5 pwt. of plate. 

 299 do. 8 " 15 " do. 



Currency limited to July 1, 1726. 



