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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01450.500.03 |
| From Archive Folder | American Judaica documents relating to Jewish colonists and patriots |
| Title | Signed five dollar Continental bill, no. 57990 |
| Date | 1776 |
| Author | Jacobs, Benjamin (fl. 1776) |
| Additional authors | Whelen, Israel (1752-1806) |
| Document Type | Business and financial document |
| Content Description | United States currency note worth "five Spanish milled dollars or the value thereof in gold or silver." Cosigned by Israel Whelen, and numbered 57990, possibly in Jacobs' hand. Reverse states it was printed by Hall and Sellers. |
| Subjects | Judaism Finance Revolutionary War Coins and Currency |
| People | Jacobs, Benjamin (fl. 1776) Whelen, Israel (1752-1806) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Religion; Banking & Economics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Benjamin Jacobs was a Jewish merchant from New York who loaned significant amounts of money to the Continental congress during the American Revolution. Israel Whalen served as a Commissary General during the American Revolution, and was later a Pennsylvania state senator. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Endorsement on verso of Robert Morris check note Signed thirty dollar Continental bill, no. 54504 |