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Hart, John, 1708-1780 New Jersey currency note no. 58335, 18 pence (or 1 shilling 6 pence).

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00184.17 Author/Creator: Hart, John, 1708-1780 Place Written: Burlington, New Jersey Type: Document signed Date: 25 March 1776 Pagination: 1 currency note Height: 6 cm, Width: 10 cm Order a Copy

Printed from wood cut and mounted on card. Co-signed by Robert Smith and John Sturm, Jr.

Hart, John, 1708-1780
Smith, Robert, fl. 1776-1809
Sturm, John Jr., fl. 1776

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