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Washington, George, 1732-1799 [Appointment of David Rittenhouse commissioner for subscriptions of the Bank of United States]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02717 Author/Creator: Washington, George, 1732-1799 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Document signed Date: 19 March 1791 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 38.9 cm, Width: 44.3 cm Order a Copy

Signed by George Washington as President, countersigned by Thomas Jefferson as Secretary of State. Appoints Rittenhouse one of the commissioners to seek subscriptions for the first Bank of the United States. Seal on left side.

Washington, George, 1732-1799
Rittenhouse, David, 1732-1796
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

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