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Deane, Silas (1737-1789) [Bill of exchange signed by Silas Deane, with endorsement on verso signed by Isaac Moses]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.501 Author/Creator: Deane, Silas (1737-1789) Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 7 March 1779 Pagination: 1 p. ; docket : 11.5 x 19 cm. Order a Copy

A bill of exchange for two hundred pounds sterling to be paid to Isaac Moses, written to "Horneca, Fitzeau and Co. Bankers of Amsterdam." Verso, signed by Moses, states the amount be paid to Samuel B. Webb.

Silas Deane was a Connecticut delegate to the Continental Congress.
Isaac Moses was a Jewish banker and merchant from New York.
Samuel Blachley Webb was aide-de-camp to General George Washington in 1776.

Deane, Silas, 1737-1789
Moses, Isaac, 1741-1818
Webb, Samuel Blachley, 1753-1807

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