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Field name	Value
Collection Reference Number	GLC02717
From Archive Folder	Documents Relating to 1791
Title	Appointment of David Rittenhouse commissioner for subscriptions of the Bank of United States
Date	19 March 1791
Author	Washington, George (1732-1799)
Document Type	Business and financial document; Government document
Content Description	Signed by Washington as President, countersigned by Thomas Jefferson as Secretary of State. Appoints Rittenhouse one of the commissioners to seek subscriptions for the first Bank of the United States.
Subjects	Bank of the US President Banking Government and Civics Finance Economics
People	Washington, George (1732-1799) Rittenhouse, David (1732-1796)
Place written	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Theme	The Presidency; Government & Politics; Banking & Economics; Creating a New Government
Sub-collection	The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859
Additional Information	Signer of the U.S. Constitution.
Copyright	The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module	Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859
Transcript	Show/hide GEORGE WASHINGTON, President of the United States of America. To all who shall see these presents, GREETING. Know Ye, That reposing special Trust and Confidence in the Integrity and ability of David Rittenhouse of Pennsylvania I do appoint him one of the Commissioners for opening subscriptions to the Bank of the United States, and do authorize and empower him to execute and fulfil the duties of that office according to Law; and to have and to hold the said office, with all the Powers, Privileges and Authorities to the same of Right appertaining, unto him the said David Rittenhouse during the pleasure of the President of the United States for the time being. In Testimony whereof I have caused these letters to be made patent, and the Seal of the United States to be hereunto affixed. Given under my hand at the City of Philadelphia the nineteenth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety one, and of the Independence of the United States of America the fifteenth. Go: Washington By the President Tho. Jefferson

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