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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01450.106 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1777 |
| Title | Gilbert W. Speakman to David Hitchcock regarding a delivery of bottles |
| Date | 29 June 1777 |
| Author | Speakman, Gilbert W. (fl. 1771-1780) |
| Recipient | Hitchcock, David |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | States he has sent with Mr. Baker a large box of items he will need when he is in Brookfield. Requests that he receive it and not turn it upside down as there are bottles that could break. On the reverse someone has written a prayer. There are notes possibly about various accounts written on the first page and on the page with the address dated 1772-1778. |
| Subjects | Religion Finance Revolutionary War |
| People | Speakman, Gilbert Warner (fl. 1771-1780) Hitchcock, David (fl. 1777) |
| Place written | Springfield, Massachusetts |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Religion |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | David Hitchcock was a captain during the American Revolution. Gilbert Speakman was captain of the fourteenth Continental Infantry. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |