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Title: Pennsylvania. General Assembly. Order to David Rittenhouse to pay William McDowell, 1780 January 8; Pennsylvania. General Assembly. Committee for fitting up assembly room. Order to David Rittenhouse to pay William McDowell
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:8888
Description: The Pennsylvania General Assembly orders that William McDowell be paid for part of the expenses of "fitting up the assembly Room."; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Economy; Pennsylvania--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Finance; Pennsylvania--Politics and government--1775-1783; Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; Hollinshead, William, 1748-1817; Peale, Charles Willson, 1741-1827; Schreiner, Jacob
Date: 1780-01-08; 2022

Title: Rittenhouse, David to Benjamin Franklin, 1780 April 29; Rittenhouse, David, 1732-1796. to Benjamin Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:9895
Description: David Rittenhouse writes to Benjamin Franklin about a weather phenomena that happened lately in the region.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Social life and customs; Meteorology--Observations
Date: 1780-04-29; 2022

Title: Paine, Thomas to David Rittenhouse, 1779 November 27; "Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809. ADS to David Rittenhouse, 1732-1796"
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:12704
Description: Letter from Thomas Paine to David Rittenhouse. Order to David Rittenhouse to pay John Bayard for his "Service as Speaker of the House of Assembly."; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Economy; Politics and Causes of Revolution; United States--Politics and government--18th century; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Public opinion; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Political aspects; Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809; Rittenhouse, David, 1732-1796
Date: 1779-11-27; 2022

Title: Pennsylvania. General Assembly. Order of David Rittenhouse to pay Christlieb Bartling, 1780 August 3; Pennsylvania. General Assembly. Committee for fitting up assembly room. Order of David Rittenhouse to pay Christlieb Bartling
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:8800
Description: The Pennsylvania General Assembly orders David Rittenhouse (as State Treasurer) to pay Christlieb Bartling for "fitting up the Chamber of Accounts."; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Economy; Pennsylvania--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Finance; Pennsylvania--Politics and government--1775-1783; Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; Hollinshead, William, 1748-1817; Peale, Charles Willson, 1741-1827; Shubert, Michael
Date: 1780-08-03; 2022

Title: Pennsylvania. General Assembly. Order to David Rittenhouse to pay Thomas Fitzgerald, 1780 March 9; Pennsylvania. General Assembly. Committee for fitting up assembly room. Order to David Rittenhouse to pay Thomas Fitzgerald
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:8919
Description: The Pennsylvania General Assembly orders David Rittenhouse to pay Thomas Fitzgerald for "covering the Tables in the assembly Room."; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Economy; Pennsylvania--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Finance; Pennsylvania--Politics and government--1775-1783; Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; Hollinshead, William, 1748-1817; Peale, Charles Willson, 1741-1827; Schreiner, Jacob
Date: 1780-03-09; 2022

Title: David Rittenhouse receipt book, 1779-1785
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:6939
Description: David Rittenhouse's receipt book. Receipts are primarily from John Hart, Treasurer of Bucks County, for payments such as militia fines, forfeited debts, supplies, monthly taxes, second-class tax, and excise taxes.; Significant number of blank pages, only a sample scanned.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Economy; Taxation; Taxation--United States--History; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Economic aspects
Date: 1779-1785; 2022