Francis Hopkinson to the American Commissioners, 5 March 1779
Francis Hopkinson to the American Commissioners
Three ALS:5 American Philosophical Society
Philada. March 5th. 1779
Gentlemen,
Since my last of Feby. 20th. there have issued from my office, the following Loan Office Bills of Exchange6
To the State of New Hampshire
| 25 Setts | 12 Dollars each | No. 1045— | 1069 |
| 25 | 18 | 1045 — | 1069 |
| 25 | 24 | 1045 — | 1069 |
| 13 | 30 | 1044 — | 1056 |
| 13 | 36 | 1054 — | 1066 |
| 13 | 60 | 523 — | 535 |
| 13 | 120 | 774 — | 786 |
To the State of New Jersey
| 12 Setts | 60 Dollr. each | No. 536 — | 547 |
| 10 | 120 | 787 — | 796 |
To the State of Virginia
| 10 Setts | 12 Dollr. each | No. 1070— | 1079 |
| 10 | 18 | 1070 — | 1079 |
| 10 | 24 | 1070 — | 1079 |
| 5 | 30 | 1057 — | 1061 |
| 5 | 36 | 1067 — | 1071 |
| 5 | 60 | 548 — | 552 |
I have the Honour to be Gentlemen, your very humble servt.
Fras. Hopkinson
Treasr. of Loans
(No. 7)
(Original)
Commrs. at Paris
Addressed: To / The Commissioner or Commissioners / of the United States of America / at / Paris / (Original) / (On public Service) (No. 7)7
5. Marked “Original,” “Duplicate,” and “Triplicate.”
6. The treasurer of loans had been reporting to the commissioners and to BF since September, 1778, on the distribution of bills of exchange to the state loan offices: XXVII, 417–18; XXVIII, 68–9. Hopkinson’s subsequent letters during the period of the present volume informing the commissioners what bills of exchange had been emitted are dated March 20 ($5,040 to N.J.), May 7 ($13,200 to N.Y.), June 5 ($21,600 to Pa.), and June 19 ($7,800 to N.J.). All the letters are at the APS.
In another letter of March 20 Hopkinson wrote that he had issued several sets of loan office bills amounting to $1,026, the originals having been lost. APS.
7. On the lower left corner of the envelope the treasurer gave his customary admonition: “To be sunk if in Danger of falling into the Hands of the Enemy.”