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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
American 50 Cent Promissory Note
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

American 50 Cent Promissory Note

Artifact IDMO 1942.206.1
Object Type Note, Promissory
Maker (American printing firm, ca. 1813-1819)
Date1815
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 2 in x W 4 5/8 in (5.1 cm x 11.7 cm )
Physical DescriptionA printed 50 cent promissory note. “On demand we promise to pay the Bearer, FIFTY CENTS, in current bills at our store. Beekman, Feb. 13, 1815." Signed in ink along the bottom: Peters & Johnson. Printed by P. & S. Potter, printers in Poughkeepsie, New York.

The reverse is blank.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by Benjamin Haviland in 1942.
Credit LineGift of Benjamin Haviland
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesStamp Collecting Materials (National Archives Identifier 749938)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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