Lot 16
Hopkinson, Francis (1737-1791)., U.S. judge, satirist, New Jersey delegate to the Continental Congress, primary designer of the U.S. flag.
DS, partly printed in black and red, 8" x 4¼", 1780 Jan 20. Sight Bill to one John Cushing for $24 "for interest due on Money borrowed by the United States", signed "F. Hopkinson" as the Treasurer of Loans, countersigned by "Nichl. Gilman" as Commissioner of the Continental Loan-Office in New Hampshire, ornately printed with scalloped left margins. Slight ink erosion in Cushing's endorsement on verso, otherwise Fine.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
Gilman was a New Hampshire delegate to the Continental Congress and a U.S. Representative and Senator.
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