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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01412.07 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1781 |
| Title | Esek Hopkins to unknown indicating the receipt of $2,151,265.66 |
| Date | 28 September 1781 |
| Author | Hopkins, Esek (1718-1802) |
| Additional authors | Jenckes, John (fl. 1781) |
| Document Type | Business and financial document |
| Content Description | co-signed by John Jenckes. Document indicating the receipt of $2,151,265.66 (equivalent to 645,379.14 pounds) from Joseph Clarke, General Treasurer (possibly for the state of Rhode Island). |
| Subjects | Finance Revolutionary War |
| People | Hopkins, Esek (1718-1802) Jenckes, John (fl. 1781) Clarke, Joseph (1719-1792) |
| Place written | Providence, Rhode Island |
| Theme | Banking & Economics; Government & Politics; The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Hopkins served as Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Navy 1775-1778. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |