Records, 1778-1850, bulk: 1778-1826.

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Records, 1778-1850, bulk: 1778-1826.

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Correspondence of U.S. Treasurer Michael Hillegas and other Treasury Dept. officials with commissioners of the Continental Loan Office for Massachusetts in Boston (later known as the Massachusetts Loan Office of the U.S. Bureau of the Public Debt). The first commissioner was Nathaniel Appleton, who served until his death in 1798. Later commissioners represented in the collection are Thomas Perkins and Benjamin Austin. Also included is a letter from George Fowler Hastings, commander of the British steam frigate Cyclops, to Andrew H. Foote, of the U.S. sloop Perry, stationed off the coast of Africa (1850).

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Massachusetts Historical Society

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Cyclops (Collier)

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Continental Loan Office (Mass.)

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Austin, Benjamin, 1752-1820

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Secretary of the Northwestern Literary and Historical Society of Sioux City, Iowa, and later of the Trinity Historical Society of Oak Cliff and Dallas, Texas. From the description of Papers, 1798-1895. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 31824355 From the description of Benjamin W. Austin papers, 1866-1902 and undated. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 34837836 ...

Appleton, Nathaniel, 1731-1798

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Hillegas, Michael, 1729-1804

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Michael Hillegas (1729-1804) was a merchant, sugar refiner, and iron magnate who used his wealth to assist the American revolutionary cause. He was involved in the young government's affairs as a member of the Provincial Assembly of Pennsylvania, treasurer of the Philadelphia Committee of Safety, and the first treasurer of the new United States of America. He married Henriette Boude (1731-1792) and with her had ten children. From the description of Michael Hillegas papers, 1757-1782,...

Foote, Andrew H. (Andrew Hull), 1806-1863

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U.S. naval officer; commander of U.S.S. Perry off west coast of Africa and of U.S.S. Portsmouth as part of East India Squadron involved in Battle of the Barrier Forts near Canton, China (1856). From the description of Andrew H. Foote papers, 1824-1865. (New Haven Colony Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 435675954 American naval officer. From the description of Autograph telegraph signed : [n.p.], to Lieut. J.P. Sanford, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat ...

Jireh Perry (Ship)

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Whaling vessel, out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Amos A. Chase. From the description of Outfit book, 1879 Aug. 23. (Nantucket Hist Association). WorldCat record id: 71013388 ...

United States. Bureau of the Public Debt. Massachusetts Loan Office.

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Hastings, George F. (George Fowler), 1814-1876

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Epithet: Vice-Admiral Hon. British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000543.0x000290 ...

Perkins, Thomas Handasyd, 1764-1854

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