![]() ![]() Many correspondence documents beginning in 1778 still exist in our National Archives and Louisiana State University's library in Baton Rouge, detailing Pollock's monetary efforts in support of our nation's fight for independence from Great Britain. The difference between the three largest contributors to the fledgling American nation is that Pollock's contributions came from his own pocket. ![]() Only the Spanish and French governments gave more. He did, however, note that "During the Revolution, he received $74,000 from the Spanish treasury, 'as very secret service money it was for the use of the United States.'" In the book, The Devil's Backbone (1962) by Jonathan Daniels Pollock, he was noted as being "the able friend and financier of the colonies in New Orleans." Pollock gave 300,000 Spanish pesos (about one billion dollars in today's currency) to the American War cause. Dunbar Rowland in his two-volume Mississippi (1907), only gave Pollock a couple of paragraphs. For the most part, his place in history is still waiting to be told. To many, the name Oliver Pollock is unknown. APA style: pinckneyville's pollock: The formation of the dollar sign is rooted in Mississippi.pinckneyville's pollock: The formation of the dollar sign is rooted in Mississippi." Retrieved from MLA style: "pinckneyville's pollock: The formation of the dollar sign is rooted in Mississippi." The Free Library. ![]()
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