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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01450.020.11 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of 20 letters pertaining to James Lovell and Samuel Holten |
| Title | Resolution of the Court allowing delegates to draw money |
| Date | 25 January 1781 |
| Author | Powell, Jeremiah (1714-1789) |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document; Government document; Military document |
| Content Description | Signed and approved by John Hancock as a true copy by John Avery. Appropriating 3000 pounds out of the new emission of money for the Treasurer of Massachusetts for use by the delegates of the state at Congress. Imposes a limit of 600 pounds for any individual delegate. The resolution went to the House of Representatives 26 January 1781 and was signed by Caleb Davis, Speaker. Powell was Council President. |
| Subjects | Finance Economics Congress Continental Congress Government and Civics Revolutionary War |
| People | Powell, Jeremiah (1714-1789) Hancock, John (1737-1793) |
| Place written | Massachusetts |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Foreign Affairs; Government & Politics; Banking & Economics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |