76 



Early New York Paper Currency. 



Number and division of the bills : 



5,000 $10 bills. 



5,000 5 do. 



5,000 3 do. 



5,000 2 do. 



10,000 1 do. 



5,000 50 cent do. 



Currency limited J to March 1, 1776; J to March 1, 



The amount canceled of this and the two succeeding 

 issues, was £133,477 175. 8d. 

 Printed by J. Holt. 



1776.— August 13. 



Amount, .£200,000 or $500,000. 



Form: This bill shall pass current in all payments in 



this State for Spanish milled dollars, or the value 



thereof in gold or silver, according to the resolution of the 

 Convention of New York, on the 13th day of August, 

 1776. Excepting those of the denomination of J, J, or ^ of 

 a dollar, which were in the form following : 



This bill shall pass current in all payments in this State 

 for Two shillings (or one shilling or six pence), being equal 

 to (| or y^) of a Spanish milled dollar or the value thereof 

 in gold or silver, according to the resolution of the Con- 

 vention of New York, on the 13th day of August, 1776. 



Signers not named. 



Description : Same as last, with the addition "tis death 

 to counterfeit." 



Number and division of the bills : 



1777. 



20,000 

 20,000 

 20,000 

 20,000 



$10 bills. 

 5 do. 

 3 do. 

 2 do. 



