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Continental Congress. Account ledger detailing funds paid and received

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06816 Author/Creator: Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Manuscript document Date: 1776/06-1778/03 Pagination: Height: 36.9 cm, Width: 24.7 cm Order a Copy

Continental Congress in Boston. Entries include the following: "Cash to the Hon. Continental Congress-received from the Hon. John Hancock Esq.-President by the hands of Mr. George Spriggs-two boxes containing one hundred and fifty thousand dollars in Continental Cash."

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