Hillegas, Michael, 1729-1804 to Joseph Clarke

GLC01450.008.01

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GLC#
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Type
Letters
Date
February 8, 1777
Author/Creator
Hillegas, Michael, 1729-1804
Title
to Joseph Clarke
Place Written
Baltimore, Maryland
Pagination
1 p. : docket : address Height: 32 cm, Width: 20.5 cm
Language
English
Primary time period
American Revolution, 1763-1783
Sub-Era
The War for Independence

Hillegas states that he is sending the Continental Loan Office certificates by favor of James Betton and William Gregg. The certificates amount to $171,100 in total, with 389 at $400 each, 1 at $500, and 25 at $600. He asks Clarke to number them and dispose of them according to the resolutions of Congress and the enclosed instructions. He gives instructions on numbering the certificates and asks for receipts to be given to Governor Jonathan Trumbull (of Connecticut), who will transmit them back to Hillegas. The Continental Loan Offices administered loans to the Continental Treasury to help finance the war effort. Hillegas was the Treasurer of the United States, and Clarke was the Commissioner of the Continental Loan Office in Rhode Island.

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