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Title
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Pat and Jerry B. Epstein Historic Document Collection
Text
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<h5>Recto</h5>
<p>New Haven May 7<sup>th</sup> 1787</p>
<p>Sir<br />Please to pay to Davide Austin Esq<sup>r</sup> twenty<br />five shillings, and four pence lawful money<br />on account of what is due to me on the debenture<br />of the Sup<sup>r</sup> Court for the last circuit</p>
<p>Roger Sherman</p>
<p>To John Sawrence Esq<sup>r</sup>.<br />Treasurer</p>
<h5>Verso</h5>
<p>103<br />David Austin<br />7 May 1787<br />1,,5,,4</p>
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Ink on paper
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Sherman, Roger, |d 1721-1793
Title
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Roger Sherman bill of exchange issued to John Lawrence, 1787 May 7
Date
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1787-05-07
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<p>Roger Sherman's bill of exchange to the treasurer of Connecticut, John Lawrence, requesting 25 shillings and 4 pence be paid to David Austin on Sherman's account.</p>
<p>Roger Sherman was a merchant, surveyor, publisher and politician. He served in the Connecticut General Assembly before attending the Continental Congress in 1774. He was present during the debates over independence, serving on the committee of five which drafted the <em>Declaration of Independence</em>. He voted for independence and signed the <em>Declaration</em>. After the Revolution, Sherman served in the Connecticut legislature and the United States Congress. He was instrumental in getting the "Connecticut Compromise" adopted by the Constitutional Convention which gave states equal representation in the U.S. Senate.</p>
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MS2001.23.4
Subject
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Bills of exchange