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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01450.008.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1777 |
| Title | Michael Hillegas to Joseph Clarke regarding Continental Loan Office Certificates |
| Date | 8 February 1777 |
| Author | Hillegas, Michael (1729-1804) |
| Recipient | Clarke, Joseph |
| Document Type | Business and financial document; Military document; Correspondence |
| Content Description | States that he is sending the Continental Loan Office certificates by favor of James Betton and William Gregg. The certificates amount to $171,100 in total, with 389 at $400 each, 1 at $500, and 25 at $600. Asks Clarke to number them and dispose of them according to the resolutions of Congress and the enclosed instructions. Gives instructions on numbering the certificates and asks for receipts to be given to Governor Jonathan Trumbull (of Connecticut), who will transmit them back to Hillegas. The Continental Loan Offices administered loans to the Continental Treasury to help finance the war effort. Hillegas was the Treasurer of the United States. Clarke was the Commissioner of the Continental Loan Office in Rhode Island. |
| Subjects | Military History Economics Finance Government and Civics Continental Congress Congress Revolutionary War |
| People | Hillegas, Michael (1729-1804) Clarke, Joseph (1719-1792) Trumbull, Jonathan (1710-1785) |
| Place written | Baltimore, Maryland |
| Theme | Banking & Economics; The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |