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Order for One Hundred Thousand Dollars Received from the Congress

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Upon application to Congress by this Board, for the loan of a sum of Money for the service of this Board, the following order was sent to this Committee by Robert Morris, Esq˙, viz:

"In Congress, June 28, 1776.

"Resolved, That the Treasurers be empowered to advance to the Committee of Safety of Pennsylvania, a sum not exceeding; $100,000, the Colony of Pennsylvania to be accountable.

"Extact from the Minutes:
"CHAS˙ THOMSON, Secretary."

Resolved, That the above Order of Congress for $100,000 be put into the hands of John Nixon, Esq˙, and others, the Commutee of Accounts of this Board.

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Title

Order for One Hundred Thousand Dollars Received from the Congress

Resource Type

text

Genre/Form

documents (object genre)

Date Created

1776-06-28

Subject

Key people, events, and institutions: meetings, provincial conventions and assemblies

Document ID

S5-V1-P01-sp07-D0007

Series

S5

Volume

S5-V1

Part

S5-V1-P01

Sub-Part

S5-V1-P01-sp07

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