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A Shilling of Massach[usetts] bay

Object Status:

Unlocated

Accession Date:

June 1777

Primary Source Reference:

Du Simitière Memorandum Books, Library of Congress, fol. 22r

Notes:

Possibly the Pine Tree (Noe-4) or Oak Tree (Noe-13) variety, the last of which is pictured here.

The donor, Thomas Mifflin (1744-1800), was an American merchant, soldier, and politician from Philadelphia. He was the first Governor of Pennsylvania (1790 to 1799).