Certificate of enlistment and discharge for Samson Cuff - American History 1493-1945

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Field name	Value
Collection Reference Number	GLC09366.01
From Archive Folder	Documents Relating to 1784
Title	Certificate of enlistment and discharge for Samson Cuff
Date	9 January 1784
Document Type	Military document
Content Description	Connecticut Line Continental Army, Revolutionary War African American soldier Samson Cuff. Certification of enlistment and discharge signed by four Windsor, CT selectmen. To the Committee of Paytable.
Subjects	African American History African American Troops Continental Army Finance Soldier's Pay Military History Revolutionary War
Theme	The American Revolution; African Americans
Sub-collection	The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859
Copyright	The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module	Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859
Transcript	Show/hide [draft] This may Certify that Samson Cuff Inlisted into the Continental Line for the State of Connecicut as a soldier 178[1] for Three years & has Performed the same as by the Discharge he hath Obtained from Gen.rl Knox Fully Appears Windsor January 9th 1784 Aaron Phelps 2d} John Trilley} Isaac [Pinnery] J.rs} [Piles] Elsworth} Selectmen To the Comittie of Payable