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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02471.34 |
| From Archive Folder | Items relating to members of Continental Congress, including Congress of 1774 |
| Title | Signed two pound Virginia paper currency note |
| Date | 4 March 1773 |
| Author | Randolph Peyton, (1721-1775) |
| Document Type | Business and financial document |
| Content Description | [Continental Congress members] |
| Subjects | American Statesmen Coins and Currency Finance |
| People | Randolph Peyton, (1721-1775) |
| Theme | Banking & Economics; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | RANDOLPH, Peyton, (1721-1775), Delegate from Virginia; graduated from the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va.; studied law at the Inner Temple, London, England, and was appointed King's attorney for Virginia in 1748; member of the Virginia House of Burgesses 1764-1774 and served as speaker in 1766; chairman of the committee of correspondence in 1773; president of the Virginia conventions of 1774 and 1775; Member of the Continental Congress in Philadelphia, Pa., September 5, 1774, and elected its President but resigned October 22, 1774, to attend the Virginia House of Burgesses; reelected to the Continental Congress, which met in Philadelphia in May 1775 and again served as President. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |