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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01450.517.02 |
| From Archive Folder | American Judaica documents relating to Jewish colonists and patriots |
| Title | Thomas Cranston to Thomas Richardson about paying Jacob Isaacs |
| Date | 3 October 1755 |
| Author | Isaacs, Jacob (fl. 1755-1784) Nichols, Jonathan (1712-1757) |
| Additional authors | Cranston, Thomas (1710-1785) Bours, Peter (1707-1761) |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Orders Jacob Isaacks be paid "Four hundred and forty eight pounds old Tenor, being for Linnen Checks, and Charge the same to the Colony." Signed by Jonathan Nichols, Thomas Cranston and Peter Bours as the Committee of War. Verso signed by Jacob Isaacs. Jonathan Nichols was deputy governor of Rhode Island. Thomas Richardson was the general treasurer of Rhode Island. Peter Bours was the speaker of the Rhode Island House of Representatives from 1757-1759. Jacob Isaacks was a Jewish merchant and broker in Newport. |
| Subjects | Judaism Finance Military History Military Uniforms Revolutionary War Textile |
| People | Nichols, Jonathan (1712-1757) Cranston, Thomas (1710-1785) Bours, Peter (1707-1761) Richardson, Thomas (1680-1761) Isaacs, Jacob (fl. 1755-1784) |
| Place written | Newport, Rhode Island |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Religion |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Jonathan Nichols was deputy governor of Rhode Island. Thomas Richardson was the General Treasurer of Rhode Island. Peter Bours was the Speaker of the Rhode Island House of Representatives from 1757-1759. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |