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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.00799 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0022] January-June 1780 |
| Title | Certificate concerning a loan |
| Date | 21 January 1780 |
| Author | Hopkinson, Francis (1737-1791) |
| Additional authors | Clarke, Joseph (1719-1792) |
| Document Type | Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Countersigned by Joseph Clarke, Commissioner of the Continental Loan-Office in the State of Rhode Island. States, "At thirty days sight of the second bill, first, third and fourth not paid, pay to Benjamin Williams or order, twelve dollars, in sixty tournois, for interest due on money borrowed by the United States." Directed to "the Commissioner or Commissioners of the United States of America at Paris." Docket indicates that the amount is to be paid to William Knox. |
| Subjects | Banking Finance Economics Government and Civics France Global History and Civics |
| People | Clarke, Joseph (1719-1792) Hopkinson, Francis (1737-1791) Knox, William (1756-1795) |
| Place written | Rhode Island |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Hopkinson, a Continental Congressman from New Jersey (1776), signed the Declaration of Independence. He later took part in the Convention that ratified the Constitution of the United States. A composer and writer, Hopkinson served at various political and judicial posts in the Revolutionary period. Clarke was the state treasurer of Rhode Island for forty years. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |