Bank book, 1785-1786.
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Bank of North America
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The Bank of North America was the first chartered bank in the United States, chartered by the Second Continental Congress in 1781. It was established primarily to aid Congress in providing supplies and money for the prosecution of the Revolutionary War. In 1916 the bank bought the assets of the National Bank of the Northern Liberties; in 1923 it merged with the Commercial Trust Company to form the Bank of North America and Trust Company; six years later the merged institution was itself absorbed...
Cadwalader, John, 1742-1786
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John Cadwalader was a land agent for the Penn family and a Revolutionary War soldier. Born in Philadelphia in 1742 to Dr. Thomas Cadwalader and Hannah Lambert, he was educated at the College and Academy of Philadelphia. He went into business with his brother, Lambert; both men held considerable wealth and social position in Philadelphia. Early in the conflict with Great Britain, Cadwalader became a member of the Philadelphia Committee of Safety and later was appointed Brigadier-General of the Pe...
