Accounts of interest paid on Continental Loan Office certificates, 1785-1791.

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Accounts of interest paid on Continental Loan Office certificates, 1785-1791.

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Accounts of interest payments made by the New Jersey State Treasurer on certificates issued by the U.S. Continental Loan Office (interest-bearing bonds sold by the Continental Congress throughout the Revolutionary War, first signed by U.S. treasurer Michael Hillegas or his son, Samuel, and later Francis Hopkinson) which were sent to loan officers in each state to be sold to investors.

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New Jersey State Archives

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Hopkinson, Francis, 1737-1791

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Francis Hopkinson (October 2, 1737 [O.S. September 21, 1737] – May 9, 1791) was an American Founding Father, judge, author and composer. He designed Continental paper money and two early versions of flags, one for the United States and one for the United States Navy. He was a signer of the Declaration of Independence in July 1776 as a delegate from New Jersey. Born in Philadelphia, Province of Pennsylvania, British America, Hopkinson received an Artium Baccalaureus degree in 1757 from the Col...

United States. Continental Congress

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The central governing body of the American colonies from 1774, continuing during the American Revolution; and also the first governing body of the U.S. until the establishment of the U.S. Constitution in 1789. From the description of Continental Congress minutes, 1778 Oct. 21. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 429918299 Noah Cooke, Jr. (1749-1829) earned his Harvard AB 1769. His early career was as a clergyman, but he later became a lawyer. He was admitted to the bar in Cheshir...

Hillegas, Samuel

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United States. Continental Loan Office

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Francis Hopkinson was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and in 1778 became treasurer of the Continental Loan Office. He later became a federal judge. From the description of Bill of exchange to be paid to Tobias Ten Eyck. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 778207397 ...

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,...

New Jersey. Treasury Dept.

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Borden, Joseph.

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