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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC09046 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1776 |
| Title | Military Printing Bill |
| Date | ca. 11 June 1776 |
| Author | Watson, Ebenezer (b. 1748) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Bill for Revolutionary War printing done by Ebenezer Watson for the Connecticut Assembly between 12 June 1775 and 27 May 1776, and receipt of payment by Watson, Hartford, 11 June 1776. Includes 1,000 passes for Col. Benedict Arnold received by Col. Henman from Crown Point, advertisements for deserters, 500 copies of the Salt Peter and Gunpowder act, an unknown quantitiy of the Minuteman Act, 100 copies of the Embarg Proclamation, enlistment orders printed on three occasions, 400 orders and enlistments for minutemen, 2100 enlistments, and beating orders for Continental and Connecticut Regiments. |
| Subjects | Recruitment Military History Desertion Ammunition Continental Army Minutemen Printing |
| People | Watson, Ebenezer (b. 1748) |
| Place written | Hartford, 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 |