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Collection Reference Number GLC02471.43
From Archive Folder Items relating to members of Continental Congress, including Congress of 1774 
Title To Thomas Richardson re: voucher for payment to Edward Saunders
Date 19 December 1757
Author Ward, Samuel (1725-1776)  
Document Type Correspondence
Content Description [Continental Congress members]
Subjects American Statesmen  Finance  
People Ward, Samuel (1725-1776)  
Place written Westerly, Rhode Island
Theme Government & Politics; Creating a New Government
Sub-collection The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859
Additional Information WARD, Samuel, (1725-1776), Delegate from Rhode Island; engaged in agricultural pursuits; member of the general assembly 1756-1759; one of the founders of Rhode Island College (now Brown University), Providence, R.I., in 1756; chief justice of Rhode Island in 1761 and 1762; Governor under the royal charter in 1762, 1763, and 1765-1767; trustee of Brown University 1764-1776; Member of the Continental Congress 1774-1776. (excerpted from bioguide.congress.gov)
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859