Colonial note, five pounds

Containers:
Box 2, Folder 1760.05.01
Scope and content:

Partially printed, signed (by Charlee Thompson)."To counterfeit is death" on back of note." Painted by B. Franklin and D. Hall 1760" on back of note. "This bill shall pass for five pounds within the Province of Pennsylvania according to an Act of Assembly made in the 33rd year of the Riegn of King George dated the fifth day of May, 1760".

Language:
English .

Access and use

Location of collection:
The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
3600 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway
Mount Vernon, VA 22121
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