Letter to Thomas Harwood, 1779 March 2

Contributor:

Harwood, Thomas (Commissioner of loans at Annapolis) (addressee)

Name:

Hopkinson, Francis, 1737-1791; Longacre, James Barton, 1794-1869

Date:

1779

Description:

In this letter, Francis Hopkinson grants Thomas Harwood the amount of $1,920 for the use of Maryland's Continental Loan Office. Hopkinson lists the number of certificates granted the state, their values, and their identification numbers. Included is an engraving of Hopkinson by J. B. Longacre.

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, Francis Hopkinson was the Treasurer of Loans for the Continental Congress in Philadelphia. Thomas Harwood was the Commissioner of Loans for Maryland.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 621 Folder 23

Collection:

Hale Signers Collection