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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01450.094 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1778 |
| Title | Signed five dollar Continental bill, no. 173421 |
| Date | 1778 |
| Author | Lyon, Samuel (fl. 1778) |
| Additional authors | Roberts, Robert A. (fl. 1778) |
| Document Type | Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Five dollar United States currency note worth "five Spanish milled dollars or the value thereof in gold or silver." co-signed by Robert A. Roberts, and numbered 173421, probably in his hand. Reverse states it was printed by Hall and Sellers. |
| Subjects | Judaism Coins and Currency Finance Economics Revolutionary War |
| People | Lyon, Samuel (fl. 1778) Roberts, Robert A. (fl. 1778) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Banking & Economics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Samuel Lyon was a Jewish merchant from New York who loaned significant amounts of money to the Continental Congress during the American Revolution. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |