Lyon, Samuel, fl. 1778 [Signed five dollar Continental bill, no. 173421]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.094 Author/Creator: Lyon, Samuel, fl. 1778 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Printed document signed Date: 1778 Pagination: 1 item Height: 7.5 cm, Width: 9.5 cm Order a Copy
Five dollar United States currency note worth "five Spanish milled dollars or the value thereof in gold or silver." Cosigned by Robert A. Roberts, and numbered 173421, probably in his hand. Reverse states it was printed by Hall and Sellers.
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