State of Massachusetts Bay Eight Dollars 1780
An emission of £394,000 ($1,313,333) in legal tender bills of credit payable in Spanish milled dollars with 5% interest by December 31, 1786. This issue was printed by Hall and Sellers in Philadelphia using paper watermarked "United States." The front was printed in black with border cuts by Henry Dawkins. The back was printed in black and red with border cuts and emblems from the Continental Currency issue of January 14, 1779. The cuts surrounding the emblem are by Dawkins. Notes are sometimes surcharged in red "Interest paid one year" and usually hole canceled upon redemption, such as this note. Denominations issued were: $1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $7, $8 and $20.
Artwork Details
- Title: State of Massachusetts Bay Eight Dollars 1780
- Printer: Hall and Sellers, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Engraver: Henry Dawkins (American (born England), active from ca. 1753, died 1786 New York)
- Date: 1780
- Medium: Engraving and letterpress
- Dimensions: sheet: 2 3/4 x 3 3/4 in. (6.9 x 9.5 cm.)
- Classifications: Prints, Ephemera
- Credit Line: Bequest of Charles Allen Munn, 1924
- Object Number: 24.90.1557
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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