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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01450.008.06 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1778 |
| Title | Michael Hillegas to Joseph Clarke stating that he is transmitting certificates from the Treasury Board to Clarke Continental Loan Office |
| Date | 24 March 1778 |
| Author | Hillegas, Michael (1729-1804) |
| Recipient | Clarke, Joseph |
| Document Type | Business and financial document; Military document; Correspondence |
| Content Description | States that he is transmitting from the Treasury Board to Clarke Continental Loan Office certificates amounting to $521,000 escorted by Mr. Norton Brailsford and William Dodd. Reports that he sent $21,000 in certificates from Baltimore last summer when the Treasury Board was in Philadelphia, but they were returned so he is sending them again. Asks Clarke to give bearers duplicate receipts to bring back. Details amounts of each certificate and how they should be numbered. Docketed received 7 April 1778. 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 Revolutionary War Government and Civics Economics Finance Continental Congress Congress |
| People | Hillegas, Michael (1729-1804) Clarke, Joseph (1719-1792) |
| Place written | York, Pennsylvania |
| 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 |