Dana, Francis (fl. 1779) re: for expenses
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02471.09 Author/Creator: Dana, Francis (fl. 1779) Place Written: s.l. Type: Document signed Date: [1779/06/24] Pagination: 1 p. Order a Copy
[Continental Congress members]
DANA, Francis, (1743-1811), Delegate from Massachusetts; graduated from Harvard College in 1762; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Boston in 1767; delegate to the Provincial Congress in 1774; spent two years in England endeavoring to adjust differences between Great Britain and the American Colonies; State councilor 1776-1780; Member of the Continental Congress 1777-1778, and was one of the signers of the Articles of Confederation July 9, 1778; elected September 28, 1779, secretary to accompany John Adams, who was appointed a commissioner to negotiate a treaty of peace with Great Britain and a treaty of commerce with Holland; appointed December 19, 1780, Minister Resident to Russia, but was never received as such; again a Member of the Continental Congress in 1784; judge of the supreme court of Massachusetts 1785-1791; appointed chief justice November 29, 1791, and served for fifteen years; member of the State convention which adopted the Federal Constitution in 1788; a founder of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. (excerpted from bioguide.congress.gov)
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