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Parish, David, d. 1826. Letter books, 1802 Nov. 2-1808 Jan. 16, 1811 Jul. 24-1816 Jun. 27.

Title: Letter books, 1802 Nov. 2-1808 Jan. 16, 1811 Jul. 24-1816 Jun. 27.

Letter books, 1802 Nov. 2-1808 Jan 16 and 1811 Jul. 24-1816 Jun. 27, containing copies of letters by financier David Parish addressed to fellow merchants, bankers, and firms in the United States and Europe.

ArchivalResource: 8 v. (ca. 2,525 p.)

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Burrall, Jonathan, 1753-1834. ALS, 1814 Oct. 9, New York, to Alexander James Dallas.

Title: ALS, 1814 Oct. 9, New York, to Alexander James Dallas.

Congratulates Dallas on his appointment as Secretary of the Treasury; discusses the advantages and disadvantages of the office; relates the history of the Treasury department since the beginning of the War of 1812; explains the financial situation of the country and the Bank of North America; and discusses proposals for a new national bank.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (3 p.) ; 25 cm.

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Kean, John, 1756-1795. John Kean papers, 1788-1794.

Title: John Kean papers, 1788-1794.

Letter, 10 Apr. 1788, Beaufort, S.C., to J[acob] Read, re settling of accounts of his mother during to the Revolutionary War and calling attention to the instability of continental money of that time, noting that an account of Mrs. Ramadge against him "must be for articles supplied my Mother during the time of [British occupation of S.C.]...," calling Read's attention to "one charge... for continental money paid in June 1781... but in May of the same year it ceased to pass even in the United States" and no credit was given for an African American slave which "She had... for more than a year... Mr. [John Ewing?] Colhoun has her acc[oun]t" and suggesting that Read "let no time elapse unnecessarily in [the John Joachim?] Zubley" case. Two letters, 20 Feb. 1792 and 19 Aug. 1794, Bank of the United States and Phila[delphi]a, to Jonathan Burrall [1754-1825?] and R[alph] Izard, routine business letters re certificates of funded debt and inquiry re a bank draft, "Bills are yet high... 9 1/2 p[e]r Cent above par." Letter, 5 June 1793, Philadelphia, to Leroy & Bayard, New York, acknowledging receipt of their "[endorsement] for $1000 in lieu of a Note for a like amount paid" by Kean, enclosing two paid notes for $500 each, and mentioning terms for their disposing of his funded debts, and stating that all transfers must be completed by 15 June 1793, "I will have Bank stock transferred to you to compleat your security."

ArchivalResource: 4 items.

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Rush, Benjamin, 1745-1813. LS : Philadelphia, to Jonathan Burrall, 1806 Oct. 29.

Title: LS : Philadelphia, to Jonathan Burrall, 1806 Oct. 29.

Rush writes Burrall that, since he has not heard from him on the matter, the money that is due him will remain in the Mint.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 p.)

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