John Kean papers, 1788-1794.

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John Kean papers, 1788-1794.

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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."

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Kean, John, 1756-1795

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John Kean (1756 – May 4, 1795) was an American merchant, banker and member of the Continental Congress from South Carolina who was the first in a long line of American politicians from his family. He notably served as a Delegate to the Congress of the Confederation and as the first cashier of the Bank of the United States in Philadelphia. Born in Charleston in the Province of South Carolina, Kean was raised in Beaufort County, South Carolina. Kean apprenticed with his stepfather's business pa...

Izard, Ralph, c. 1742-1804

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Ralph Izard (January 23, 1741/1742 – May 30, 1804) was an American planter, diplomat, and politician from Charleston County, South Carolina. He notably served as a Delegate to the Continental Congress and as one of South Carolina's first two United States Senators. Born at The Elms, his family's plantation near Charleston in the Province of South Carolina, Izard spent most of his childhood and youth studying in England: he attended a school in Hackney, London, and matriculated as a fellow-co...

Bank of the United States (1791-1811)

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Burrall, Jonathan, 1753-1834

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Read, Jacob, 1752-1816

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Delegate and Senator of South Carolina; colonel in Revolution; served in S.C. House, 1781-1782, 1789-1794; Speaker of S.C. House, 1789-1794; delegate in Continental Congress; Federalist U.S. Senator, 1795-1801; judge of U.S. Court of the District of S.C., 1801-1816; husband of Catherine Read; brother of William Read (1754-1845). From the description of Jacob Read papers 1752-1816. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 44399358 Delegate to the U.S. Continental C...

Leroy & Bayard (New York, N.Y.)

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