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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01221.06 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1796 |
| Title | Thomas Smith to Charles Smith discussing business and family news |
| Date | 1 April 1796 |
| Author | Smith, Thomas (1745-1809) |
| Recipient | Smith, Charles |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes in detail about accounts to be collected (while he is on the judicial circuit) interspersed with family news. Comments on Revolutionary War certificates: "I think I can make more by buying Certificates while they continue so low at present...for I am buying only to sell again." There are some notes on p. 2. |
| Subjects | Banking Finance Economics Coins and Currency Revolutionary War |
| People | Smith, Thomas (1745-1809) Smith, Charles (fl. 1796) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Banking & Economics; Industry; Merchants & Commerce; The American Revolution; Children & Family |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Thomas Smith (1745-1809) was a Continental congressman from Pennsylvania. He also served on the state legislature and as a judge of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |