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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00277 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1777 |
| Title | Indictment of Nathaniel Davis, printer, for counterfeiting money |
| Date | August 1777 |
| Author | Paine, Robert Treat (1731-1814) |
| Additional authors | Parker, Daniel (fl. 1777) |
| Document Type | Legal document |
| Content Description | Signed by Paine as prosecutor for the state of Massachusetts. Countersigned by Daniel Parker as the jury foreman and five witnesses. Specifies the jury's charges against Davis in detail. Dated the "Last Tuesday of August." Names penned by Paine, including that of Benjamin Edes, the printer of the June 18, 1776 Massachusetts issue, the one probably forged. |
| Subjects | Counterfeiting Printing Law Criminals and Outlaws Forgery and Fraud Finance Economics Government and Civics |
| People | Paine, Robert Treat (1731-1814) Parker, Daniel (fl. 1777) |
| Place written | Suffolk, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Banking & Economics; Merchants & Commerce; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Robert Treat Paine (1731-1814) was a Massachusetts representative at the Continental Congress. He also served as Attorney General for Massachusetts from 1777-1796 and Judge of the Supreme Court of Massachusetts from 1796-1804. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |