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Field name | Value |
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Collection Reference Number | GLC02499.09 |
From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1778 |
Title | Jedediah Huntington to James Eldridge about money and recruiting services |
Date | 23 October 1778 |
Author | Huntington, Jedediah (1743-1818) |
Recipient | Elbridge, James |
Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
Content Description | Written by Brigadier General Huntington to Captain Eldridge. Sends Eldridge an account of the money advanced by him for Eldridge's recruiting services. Begins 3 January 1777 and ends 17 June 1777 for a total of slightly over 649 pounds. Says he cannot send a receipt since they are at camp. Postscript says Eldridge has been moving around so much that the auditors have not been able to go over all his paperwork and as soon as they are done he will send the receipts to him. |
Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Continental Army Military History Soldier's Pay Finance Recruitment |
People | Huntington, Jedediah (1743-1818) Elbridge, James (fl.1778) |
Place written | Norwich, Connecticut |
Theme | The American Revolution |
Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |