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Letter from Anthony Wayne to Wilhelm Willink Requesting Funds, Charleston, South Carolina, September 28, 1785

A signed letter written by General Anthony Wayne to Wilhelm Willink on September 28, 1785, from Charleston, South Carolina. Wayne requests Willink to draw money from Philip Jacob Cohen and offers collateral in the form of drafts. This retained draft letter is in response to a letter from Wilhelm Willink dated July 29, 1785. The letter highlights the financial dealings and interconnectedness between American figures and the "Port Jews" of Amsterdam.

Associated People/Businesses

Willink, Wilhem
Willink, Jan
Wayne, Anthony, 1745-1796
WAYNE, MAD ANTHONY / COHEN, PHILIP JACOB ( .1790)

Geography

Charleston

Subjects

United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
Finance
Military correspondence

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 8, Folder 6