Nourse, Joseph, 1754-1841 [Certificate respecting monies owed to William Palfrey]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04175 Author/Creator: Nourse, Joseph, 1754-1841 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 11 April 1789 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 27.9 cm, Width: 20.4 cm Order a Copy
Declares that Congress, on 11 December 1780, ordered the Board of Treasury to provide a sum of 3200 dollars to Mr. William Palfrey, Paymaster General, and that the money was drawn upon Benjamin Franklin (see GLC02437.04175 for related information). Possibly written in Nourse's hand.
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