Draft, 1755 Aug. 16, Newport, to Stephen Hopkins.

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Draft, 1755 Aug. 16, Newport, to Stephen Hopkins.

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Draft on the colony of Rhode Island for £4,000 to be paid to governor Stephen Hopkins for the expenses of the Crown Point expedition. With Hopkins's autograph receipt on the verso.

1 item (1 p.) ; 10 x 19 cm.

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Hopkins, Stephen, 1707-1785

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Stephen Hopkins (March 7, 1707 – July 13, 1785), a Founding Father of the United States, was a governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, a chief justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court, and a signer of the Continental Association and the Declaration of Independence. As a child, Hopkins was a voracious reader, becoming a serious student of the sciences, mathematics, and literature. He became a surveyor and astronomer and was involved in taking measurements during the...

Rhode Island. Committee of War.

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Rhode Island. Governor (1755-1757 : Hopkins)

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