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Choice Revolutionary War Bill of Exchange Signed by Francis Hopkinson

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Choice Revolutionary War Bill of Exchange Signed by Francis Hopkinson
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1780, New York. Anderson US 94, 8B. DS. 1 page. 8 ¼” x 4 ¼”. New York. United States signed draft signed as Treasurer of Loans by FRANCIS HOPKINSON (1737 - 1791). Hopkinson represented New Jersy in the Continental Congress and signed the Declaration of Independence. He served in his capacity as treasurer of loans from July 1778 to July 1781, a particularly difficult period of financing for the newly formed nation. "These bills of exchange were issued in uncut sheets of four and were redeemable in Paris. They were watermared United States l, 2, 3 or 4 corresponding to the number on the bill. If the first bill was lost or captured at sea (ship captains had standing orders to weight bills of exchanged and throw them overboard if stopped by a British ship of war), the holder would then send the second bill, and so on." (Anderson). Excellent condition.