By 1775, the Provincial Congress of Massachusetts realized paper money in small denominations was needed to help residents and businesses pay bills across the colony. Massachusetts representatives asked Revere to create several copperplate engraved bills for the Commonwealth which he did. One such plate was the back of "The Bloody Massacre" or "Boston Massacre" plate on which he engraved 10, 12 and 18 shilling notes for a May 25, 1775 issue and later altered it for date only in the July 8, 1775 issue. Revere continued to engrave and print currency in different denominations and designs for Massachusetts through 1779.

Paul Revere, Dec. 7, 1775,
Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, MA, 2/20/20