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Title
Document
Collection
Thomas Addis Emmet collection
The Members of the Continental Congress, 1774-1779
New York and New Jersey
Names
Boerum, Simon (Creator)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1776-04-13
Library Location
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 927
Genres
Notes
Funding: Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
Abstract
Statement of account of the estate of Simon Boerum with the Provincial Congress of New York for £152, payment for 35 days service in the first Continental Congress, from Sept. 27, 1774; and for 60 days service after his second election, from May 8, 1775. Endorsed. Narrow strip. Audited June 11, 1776 by Wm Denning, Comfort Sands, Evert Bancker. Receipted June 14, 1776 by William Boerum, for £152 from Philip V. B. Livingston.
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Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b11868616
Archives ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 657
Archives EAD ID: 275261
Archives Components ID: 320
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b81f4440-6a3f-0139-f826-0242ac110002
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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Document" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1776. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b81f4440-6a3f-0139-f826-0242ac110002
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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1776). Document Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b81f4440-6a3f-0139-f826-0242ac110002
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