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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05602 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1781 |
| Title | Endorsement refusing to honor a bill of exchange for supplies to militia at Fort Clark |
| Date | 9 April 1781 |
| Author | Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826) |
| Document Type | Military document; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Refuses payment on account the bill's author not having the authority to draw bills of exchange. The bill, written and signed by John Montgomery and George Clark on 7 August 1780, requests $235.60 for "Sundries furnished the Troops Belonging to the State of Virginia." A detailed bill, signed by Montgomery, appears on the verso. Jefferson signed as the Governor of Virginia. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Military Supplies Militia Finance Fortification |
| People | Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826) Clark, George W. (fl. 1781) |
| Place written | Richmond, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |