Government of the Counties of New Castle, Kent and Sussex upon Delaware. May 1, 1756. Ten Shillings. Serial number indistinct. Signed by Wm. Armstrong, Tho.(mas) Clark and Jno. Clowes; but they are faint. Printed on thin paper by B.(enjamin) Franklin and D.(avid) Hall, their imprint on the back. Square seal with motto as used on earlier series. The back with elephant and leaves. Good to Very Good, split and sealed with glassine tape on the back. Trimmed rather heavily on three sides and backed partially on a thin white card. The 'B. Franklin' imprint is visible though. Typical condition for this series, the first Franklin imprint notes generally encountered.
Ex T. James Clarke Collection.
This issue, for 2,000 Pounds Sterling, was used for the funding of the military expeditions to Canada in the French and Indian War.
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