Bill made out to Samuel Johnston, signed by Joseph Hewes

Authors

Joseph Hewes

Files

Description

Joseph Hewes of North Carolina signed the Declaration of Independence. This is a bill for 9 hogsheads of tobacco made out to Samuel Johnston. Hewes was a North Carolina politician.

Transcription

Samuel Johnston Esq. Edenton 21 Sept 1767. Bought of Joseph Hewes. 9 hhds Tobacco Virg. N.1. 1252. 114; 2. 1072.128; 3. 1096.128; 4. 1148.152; 5. 1269.106; 6. 1080.122; 7. 1226.135; 8. 973.90; 9. 1088.100; [total] 10204.1078; 1070; 9126….25/ 114.1.6 lbs. [signed] Joseph Hewes

Creation Date

9-21-1767

City

Edenton

State/Province

N.C.

Creator Life Dates

1730-1779

Keywords

Joseph Hewes, Samuel Johnston, North Carolina, tobacco, bill, politician, Edenton, 1767

Resource Identifier

080420-09

Date Digital

October 2013

Document Type

Article

Publisher

Wofford College

Format (medium)

Manuscript

Format (IMT)

PDF

Language

En-us English

Digitization Specifications

800ppi 24-bit depth color; Scanned with an Epson 15000 Photo scanner with Epson Scan software; Archival master is a TIFF; TIFFs converted to PDF with Adope Acrobat XI Pro.

Source

The original from which this digital representation is taken is housed in The Littlejohn Collection at Wofford College, located in the Sandor Teszler Library.

Recommended Citation

Hewes, Joseph, "Bill made out to Samuel Johnston, signed by Joseph Hewes" (1767). Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection. 69.
https://digitalcommons.wofford.edu/littlejohnmss/69