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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01450.190.04 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1778 |
| Title | John Sullivan to Benjamin Stelle about British prisoners |
| Date | 9 November 1778 |
| Author | Sullivan, John (1740-1795) |
| Recipient | Stelle, Benjamin |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Written by Major General Sullivan to Steele as Paymaster General of the Army. Official note requesting payment of 100 dollars to Morris Gibbons for "bringing off" 3 British prisoners. Co-signed by Secretary Bryan Bruin and countersigned by Morris Gibbons that he received the money. Dated without a year as 9 November. The year 1778 is inferred because Sullivan was named commander of Rhode Island in early 1778 until March 1779. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Military History Global History and Civics Prisoner of War Soldier's Pay Finance |
| Place written | Providence, Rhode Island |
| 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 |