Nourse, Joseph (1754-1841) to Aaron Hobart
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06313.04.117 Author/Creator: Nourse, Joseph (1754-1841) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 5 December 1821 Pagination: 1 p. : address ; 25.2 x 20.3 cm. Order a Copy
Informs Hobart of the amount of United States Stock in Boston ($18,898,381.46). Hobart had been asked to discover this information for tax assessment purposes (see GLC06313.116). Written from the Treasury Department.
Joseph Nourse was a Revolutionary War veteran who was a secretary to General Charles Lee and a clerk and paymaster for the Board of War. He was a register of the United States Treasury from 1781-1829.
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