New Jersey. Loan Office
After the Revolution, the new national government was deeply in debt, and it created new taxes and borrowed money from individual citizens. In the 1780s, JamesEwing was appointed Commissioner for Loans to the United States in New Jersey. He became mayor of Trenton from 1797-1803 and helped found the Trenton Library and Academy.
From the description of New Jersey Loan Commission record book, 1784-1792. (New Jersey Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 54077596
Archival Resources
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| creatorOf | New Jersey. Treasury Dept. Miscellaneous accounts. [No. 1], 1776-1799. | New Jersey State Archives | |
| creatorOf | New Jersey. Loan Office. New Jersey Loan Commission record book, 1784-1792. | New Jersey Historical Society Library |
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| associatedWith | Ewing, James, 1744-1823. | person |
| associatedWith | New Jersey. Treasury Dept. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Trevor, Clayton L., | person |
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| Loans |
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