Brown, Moses, 1738-1836 to Joseph Clark
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.551 Author/Creator: Brown, Moses, 1738-1836 Place Written: Providence, Rhode Island Type: Autograph letter signed Date: March 11, 1766 Pagination: 1 p. : address Height: 37 cm, Width: 23 cm Order a Copy
Brown recalls his successful opposition in the Rhode Island General Assembly to a proposal to print money in the colony. Discusses raising 1000 pounds needed to "Depay the Necessary Changes of Government, and his willingness to put up a part. Clark was the "Treasurer of the Colony."
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