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Recto_Maryland_2 dollars_1774
Author	Green, Anne Catharine (-1775) producer ; Green, Frederick (1750-1811) producer ; Green, Jonas (1712-1767) producer ; Maryland, associated name
Title	Recto_Maryland_2 dollars_1774
Description	Paper contains mica flakes. Dot above "a" in "Rate". Verso: nature print with branch and leaves. At the base of the stem are the initials "I G".
Date	1774 date QS:P571,+1774-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium	ink on paper
Dimensions	6.4 x 11.5 cm.
Collection	Harvard Business School
Current location	Baker Library
Accession number	MH:VIA W362686_urn-3:HBS.Baker.AC:1083662
Inscriptions	Inscription: "THIS INDENTED BILL OF TWO DOLLARS, shall entitle the Bearer thereof to receive BILLS of EXCHANGE payable in LONDON, or GOLD and SILVER, at the rate of Four Shillings and Six-pence Sterling per DOLLAR for the said BILL, according to the Directions of an Act of ASSEMBLY of MARYLAND. Dated in Annapolis, this Tenth Day of APRIL ANNON DOMINI 1774." ; Verso: " ANNOPOLIS, PRINTED BY A. C. and F. GREEN 'Tis Death to Counterfeit. TWO DOLLARS. Equal to 9s Sterling."
Notes	Maryland, 2 dollars, 1774, 1774. Baker Library, Harvard Business School, Historical Collections, 1-05/2, Mss :78 C 1709-1868 976. American Currency Collection. Recto.
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