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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01468 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1782 |
| Title | Authorization for payment to General William Howe's forces in New York |
| Date | 17 July 1782 |
| Author | Dorchester, Guy Carleton, Baron (1724-1808) |
| Document Type | Military document; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Dating from the final months of British occupation of New York during the American Revolution. To Deputy Paymaster William Deane Poyntz. Countersigned by W. Morgan. Payment of 246 pounds, 19 shillings, and 4 pence sterling for the provisions of Howe's 23rd Regiment of Foot. Money to be paid to Paymaster Captain James Drury. Partly printed document, numbered 38. |
| Subjects | Global History and Civics Revolutionary War Military History Soldier's Pay Finance |
| People | Dorchester, Guy Carleton, Baron (1724-1808) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Carleton was Governor of Quebec and General and Commander in chief of all British forces in the American colonies. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |