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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00276 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1754-1764 |
| Title | An Act for making Current seventy thousand Pounds in Bills of Credit… |
| Date | 17 October 1754 |
| Author | Lawrence, Robert (cb. 1692) |
| Document Type | Government document; Business and financial document; Military document |
| Content Description | Fair copy of the act passed by the New Jersey House of Representatives near the beginning of the French and Indian War. Passed with some amendments, the act was meant to raise revenue for expenses during the French and Indian War. The bills authorized seemed to have been revised prior to their actual issue. There are many textual corrections in the document. Lawrence was the Speaker of the House of the New Jersey Assembly. |
| Subjects | French and Indian War American Indian History Law Government and Civics Finance Economics Military History France Global History and Civics Frontiers and Exploration |
| People | Lawrence, Robert (cb. 1692) |
| Place written | New Jersey |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Banking & Economics; French & Indian Wars; Native Americans; Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |