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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC09031 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1780 |
| Title | Governor Joseph Reed to General Anthony Wayne regarding monetary matters |
| Date | 31 October 1780 |
| Author | Reed, Joseph (1741-1785) |
| Recipient | Wayne, Joseph |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | "The raising a Sum of hard Money is ... indespensably necessary not only for the recruiting Service but the Pay of the Army & Support of our Prisoners on Long Island." Describes the bickerings of the assembly, and an empty treasury amidst abundance. |
| Subjects | Prisoner of War Military History Economics Soldier's Pay Recruitment New York Government and Civics |
| People | Reed, Joseph (1741-1785) Wayne, Joseph (fl. 1780) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Banking & Economics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |