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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02335 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1776 |
| Title | Jonathon Tumble to Committee of Pay Table ordering 1,000 pounds to purchase supplies for the Continental Army |
| Date | 5 August 1776 |
| Author | Trumbull, Jonathan (1710-1785) |
| Additional authors | Whittlesey, Chauncey (1746-1812) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Orders the committee to provide Chauncey Whittlesey with 1,000 pounds to purchase tents and supplies for the Continental Army. A document signed by Whittlesey on the verso, in Oliver Ellsworth's hand, is dated 6 August 1776; it indicates that he received the money. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Continental Army Military History Military Camp Military Supplies Finance Government and Civics |
| People | Trumbull, Jonathan (1710-1785) Whittlesey, Chauncey (1746-1812) |
| Place written | Lebanon, Connecticut |
| Theme | The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Jonathan Trumbull, governor of Connecticut, was the only colonial governor to support American independence. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |