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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01450.020.18 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of 20 letters pertaining to James Lovell and Samuel Holten |
| Title | Israel Hutchinson to Samuel Holten requesting a receipt for the Quakers in the town of Lynn for the payment of soldiers |
| Date | 19 March 1782 |
| Author | Hutchinson, Israel (1728-1811) |
| Recipient | Holten, Samuel |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Hutchinson, a soldier in the Continental Army, requests a receipt for the Quakers in the town of Lynn for the payment of soldiers. Lists two soldiers and the amount of pay. States he is in great need of it and asks him to bring it when he returns from Boston. |
| Subjects | Quaker Soldier's Pay Finance Revolutionary War Continental Army Religion |
| People | Hutchinson, Israel (1728-1811) Holten, Samuel (1738-1816) |
| Place written | Danvers, Massachusetts |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Religion |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Henry Bromfield was the brother in law of John Singleton Copley, the famous American painter. This letter was written at the worst time in the American Revolution when our troops suffered from a severe winter in late 1777-1778. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |