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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02503.03.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Stamp Act Congress: 23 letters and documents by members |
| Title | Metcalf Bowler to Joseph Clarke reporting that he had almost run out of money to pay his troops |
| Date | 24 November 1775 |
| Author | Bowler, Metcalf (ca. 1726-1789) |
| Recipient | Clarke, Joseph |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Notes receiving 500 pounds to pay troops. Indicates that the money is nearly exhausted and he has yet to pay some of the Minutemen. Discusses other plans related to the defense of the colonies. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Soldier's Pay Finance Militia Minutemen Military History Government and Civics |
| People | Bowler, Metcalf (ca. 1726-1789) Clarke, Joseph (1719-1792) |
| Place written | Portsmouth, New Hampshire |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Bowler had been a member of the Stamp Act Congress. Clarke was the general treasurer of Rhode Island. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |