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Jacob Kniffin 1770 Promissory Note from Haverstraw, NY, Payable in "New York Currency".

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Paper Money - United States Start Price:75.00 USD Estimated At:150.00 - 300.00 USD
Jacob Kniffin 1770 Promissory Note from Haverstraw, NY, Payable in  New York Currency .
SOLD
85.00USD+ buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2020 Jul 08 @ 18:56UTC-4 : AST/EDT
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New York, 1770. Promissory note for £12-0-0, by Jacob Kniffin for payment owed to Edward William Riers written in Haverstraw, New York, with John Allison serving as witness. Riers was a Haverstraw merchant who was supplied the Continental Army with gunpowder during the American Revolution. During the American Revolution, Haverstraw served as an important lookout for British activities on the Hudson. Unique and rare piece of early New York State history just a few years prior to the American Revolution.