Object Details
maker
Connecticut
Green, Timothy II
Description
One can't be too careful. This Connecticut note was falling apart when someone backed it with part of a contemporary newspaper, full of news about the war between England and France in the Caribbean. But simple glue would not suffice to mend the note. Someone carefully stitched the note again and again, covering it with an irregular but very strong reinforcement.
And it worked. The bill was later canceled and retired by means of a cut from the center to the bottom margin, and it still held together-as did the dreams of the patriots who created and kept it in circulation.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Mr. Carl H. Jaeschke
date made
1776
date on object
1776-06-07
ID Number
NU.71.122.1117
catalog number
71.122.1117
accession number
297844
serial number
6236
Object Name
paper money
note
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
thread (part material)
newspaper (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 90 mm x 68 mm; 3 9/16 in x 2 11/16 in
Place Made
United States: Connecticut, Hartford
Related Publication
Zoomable Image and Details
Glossary of Coins and Currency Terms
Related Web Publication
http://americanhistory.si.edu/coins/glossary.cfm
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Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
NNC Colonial Currency
Coins
Numismatics
Coins, Currency and Medals
Legendary Coins
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1289279