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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01450.008.02 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1777 |
| Title | Michael Hillegas to Joseph Clarke regarding Continental Loan Office Certificates |
| Date | 31 July 1777 |
| Author | Hillegas, Michael (1729-1804) |
| Recipient | Clarke, Joseph |
| Document Type | Business and financial document; Military document; Correspondence |
| Content Description | Transmits through the Treasury Board the Continental Loan Office certificates. Gives amounts of each and instructions on numbering them. The total of all the certificates comes to $354,000. The Continental Loan Offices administered loans to the Continental Treasury to help finance the war effort. Hillegas was the Treasurer of the United States. He signed as Continental Treasurer. Clarke was the Commissioner of the Continental Loan Office in Rhode Island. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Continental Congress Congress Economics Finance Military History Government and Civics |
| People | Hillegas, Michael (1729-1804) Clarke, Joseph (1719-1792) |
| 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 |