Ebenezer Storer's accompt with Harvard College from June 1, 1780 to June 1, 1781, June 1, 1780 to June 1, 1781 Digital
Dates
- Creation: June 1, 1780 to June 1, 1781
Physical Description
(5 sewn folded handwritten ledger sheets, 15 x 6.25 (12.5 unfolded) in.)
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Extent
1.42 cubic feet (8 boxes)Signatories
Ebenezer Storer (Treasurer); Samuel Cooper, Simeon Howard (Committee to Examine the Treasurer's Accounts); Thomas Cushing, John Pitts (Board of Overseers); Simeon Howard (Secretary of the Board of Overseers); Edward Wigglesworth, professor (attesting for the Corporation).
Historical Note
Due to the devaluation of the "old Continental Currency," accounts were not exact in terms of "real money" (i.e., gold and silver). This was the first year in which some accounts were listed in dollars, although pounds sterling continued to be used, presumably for the latter's stability.
Creator
- From the Collection: Harvard University. Treasurer (Organization)
Repository Details
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