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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00883 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1779 |
| Title | Pay order receipt for Jonathan Dana |
| Date | 30 July 1779 |
| Author | Hopkinson, Francis (1737-1791) |
| Document Type | Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Countersigned by Nathaniel Appleton, commissioner of the Continental Loan Office. Orders payment to Jonathan Dana of 18 dollars for interest on money borrowed by the United States. Marked as number 181. On verso there are two notes. One states pay the contents to Captain Simeon Samson, the other is signed by Simeon Samson and requests payment go to Captain Corbin Barr. Signed by Hopkinson as Treasurer of Loans and endorsed by Jonathan Dana on the verso. |
| Subjects | Government and Civics Finance Economics Revolutionary War Banking |
| People | Hopkinson, Francis (1737-1791) Dana, Jonathan (fl. 1779) Samson, Simeon (fl. 1779) Barr, Corbin (fl. 1779) Appleton, Nathaniel (1731-1798) |
| Place written | Massachusetts |
| Theme | Banking & Economics; The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Hopkinson was a member of the Continental Congress from New Jersey in 1776 and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. He was treasurer of the Continental Loan Office in 1778. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |