Colenda Digital Repository

Legal document, 1769 April 4-1771 July 25

Name:
Clark, Abraham, 1726-1794; Clawson, John; Crane, Jacob; Peirson, William; Clark, Aaron, 1783 or 1784-1861; Bonnell, Benjamin, 1744-1828
Date:
1769/1771
Description:
On the front of the document, on April 4, 1769, Abraham Clark and Aaron Clark served as witnesses in a pledge of 328 pounds to Benjamin Bonnell of Elizabeth, New Jersey, from John Clawson, Jacob Crane, and William Peirson of the same town. The document is signed by Abraham Clark, Aaron Clark, Clawson, Crane, and Peirson. On the back of the document, Benjamin Bonnell notes the ongoing payments of his debtors from July 1769 to July 1771. The back is signed by Bonnell. Includes an engraving of Abraham Clark "from a painting in Independence Hall, Phila."
Language:
English
Form/Genre:
engravings (prints); portraits
Physical Description:
1 item (1 leaf) + 1 engraving
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Notes:
At this time, Abraham Clark was an attorney in New Jersey.
Physical Location:
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 621 Folder 8
Collection:
Hale Signers Collection