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Osgood, Samuel, 1748-1813 to William Ellery

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02058 Author/Creator: Osgood, Samuel, 1748-1813 Place Written: s.l. Type: Letter signed Date: 11 November 1788 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; 25 x 21 cm. Order a Copy

Circular letter (marked "Copy") signed by Osgood and Walter Livingston to Ellery as Loan Officer for the state of Rhode Island. Sends directions for "issuing one years Interest on the domestic debt," which had been delayed in hopes that the accounts could be adjusted properly (which did not occur). Sent from the Board of Treasury

Osgood, Samuel, 1748-1813
Livingston, Walter, 1740-1797
Ellery, William, 1727-1820

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