Continental note, one-third dollar

Containers:
Box 5, Folder 1776.02.17
Scope and content:

Currency Note. This one-third dollar note displays a linking ring of states and sunburst design which reads: "AMERICAN CONGRESS WE ARE ONE." On recto is a sundial design: "FUGIO, MIND YOUR BUSINESS." "According to a Resolution of CONGRESS passed at Philadelphia, February 17, 1776." Printed by Hall and Sellers, Philadelphia.

Language:
English .

Access and use

Location of collection:
The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
3600 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway
Mount Vernon, VA 22121
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Reference services
Phone: (703) 780-3600
Parent restrictions:
This collection is open for research during scheduled appointments. Researchers must complete the Washington Library's Special Collections and Archives Registration Form before access is provided. The library reserves the right to restrict access to certain items for preservation purposes.