One Dollar Continental Currency Note, Charleston, South Carolina, 1777

Continental Currency one dollar note issued in Charleston, South Carolina in 1777. The reverse of the note features four Hebrew letters used as decorative motifs and anti-counterfeiting devices. The note was printed on a press previously owned by Francis Salvador, a Jewish American Patriot who died fighting for American independence.

Associated People/Businesses

  • Timothy, Peter, 1725?-1782
  • SALVADOR, FRANCIS

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Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 7, Folder 2