1777-STATE OF RHODE ISLAND- ONE SHILLING AND SIX PENCE-SIGNED WELCOME ARNOLD

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STILL READABLE FOR BEING 238 YEARS OLD. IT DOES HAVE SOME BLACK MARKS AND A SMALL TEAR/FOLD UPPER RIGHT CORNER AND THE BOTTOM IS UNEVEN. ALTHOUGH I DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS LOOKED LIKE BRAND NEW. AT THE TOP IS THE SERIAL NUMBER 7955. THE SIGNATURE IS W. ARNOLD WHO WAS A WELL KNOWN MERCHANT AND SHIP OWNER FROM PROVIDENCE DURING THE 18TH CENTURY. I ALSO DISCOVERED THAT HE WAS A POSSIBLE CONSPIRATOR  IN THE BURNING OF A SCHOONER NAMED GASPEE IN 1772. IF YOU 'D LIKE TO READ MORE GOOGLE GASPEE RHODE ISLAND 1772.