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Colonial and State Records of North Carolina
Account of United States currency to be destroyed
Hillegas, Michael, 1729-1804
May 02, 1782
Volume 16, Page 306

CONTINENTAL BILLS OF CREDIT RECEIVED INTO THE TREASURY OF THE UNITED STATES TO BE DESTROYED.


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1780.
Said to be Dollars.
90th
Turns out to be Dollars.
90th
November
25
Received of Joseph Borden, Esq., Commissioner of the Loan Office for the State of New Jersey.
952,162
30
949,430
December
5
Received of Thos. Harwood, Esq., ditto ditto ditto Maryland.
115,266
60
115,116
60
ditto
23
Received of Joseph Borden, Esq., ditto ditto ditto New Jersey.
238,710
237,839
60
1781.
January
1
Received of Abraham Yates, Esq., ditto ditto ditto New York.
600,000
599.396
February.
13
Received of Thomas Smith, Esq., ditto ditto ditto Pennsylvania.
1,400,000
1,400,527
March.
23
Received of Joseph Borden, Esq., ditto ditto ditto New Jersey.
631,303
45
631,523
April.
3
Received of Thomas Smith, Esq., ditto ditto ditto Pennsylvania.
2,600,000
2,599,995
ditto
17
Received of John Hopkins, Esq., ditto ditto ditto Virginia.
803,000
802,717
ditto
23
Received of the same in Bill of 20 May, 1777, and 11 of April, 1778, for the State of Virginia.
106,661
105,433
May
15
Received of Thomas Smith, Esq., Commissioner of the Loan Office of the State of Pennsylvania.
2,000,000
1,999,995
ditto
30
Received of Joseph Borden, Esq., ditto ditto ditto New Jersey.
714,656
30
712,824
45
June
11
Received of Nath. Appleton, Esq., ditto ditto ditto Massachusetts Bay
13,001,637
12,984,687
ditto
Received of Nicholas Gilman, Esq., ditto ditto ditto New Hampshire
2,300,041
2,299,769
July
3
Rec’d of Henry Gardner, Esq., in Bills of 20 May, 1777, and 11 April, 1778, Treas., of Massachusetts Bay
819,529
821,152
July
3
Rec’d of Nath. Appleton, Esq., in Bills of 20 May, ’77, & 11 April, ’78, Com. of L. O., Massachusetts Bay
46,989
46,959
August
2
Received of Joseph Borden, Esq., Commissioner of Loan Office for the State of New Jersey
1,458,133
1,456,417
15
ditto
4
Received of Thomas Smith, Esq., ditto ditto ditto Pennsylvania
4,405,400
4,402,413
ditto
Received of Thos. Smith of the 20th of May, 1777, & 11th April, 1778. ditto Pennsylvania
28,341
28,323
October
6
Received of Joseph Borden, Esq., Commissioner of the Loan Office for the State of New Jersey
1,139,060
15
1,139,180
45
November
6
Received of Nath. Appleton, Esq., ditto ditto ditto1 Masschusetts Bay
16,898,360
1782
January
7
Received of Samuel Patterson, Esq., ditto ditto ditto1 Delaware
2,264,561
36
ditto
Received of William Parker, Esq., in Bills of 20 of May, 1777, and 11 April, 1778, of South Carolina
58,242
58,214
ditto
15
Rec’d of Wm. Parker for Ed Blake, Esq., ditto ditto ditto South Carolina
Unknown
47,466
ditto
22
Rec’d of Wm. Parker for Wm. Gibbs, Esq., ditto ditto ditto South Carolina
Unknown
115,707
ditto
30
Received of Abraham Yates, Esq. ditto ditto ditto N. Y. not counted.
1,375,000
ditto
Received of Abraham Yates Esq., ditto ditto ditto Ditto not counted.
3,814
February.
23
Received of Joseph Borden, Esq., ditto ditto ditto New Jersey
1,215,402
15
1,207,111
34,762,187
45
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1 Now Counting by the Commissioners.

(Extract from the Books of the Treasury.)


Philadelphia, 2nd May, 1782.
M. Hillegas, Cont, Treasurer.