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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01450.447.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1781 |
| Title | Order to collect twenty eight pounds from the treasurer of Middletown, Rhode Island |
| Date | 21 June 1781 |
| Author | Clarke, Joseph (1719-1792) |
| Document Type | Military document; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Explains that the money is owed the state treasury for the costs of procuring beef to provision Revolutionary War soldiers. Orders the sheriff of Newport to collect the money from Thomas Peckham, the Middletown treasurer, and if he does not supply it, to take him into custody. Signed as the General Treasurer of Rhode Island. Two notes on the verso indicate the monies were paid. |
| Subjects | Military History Military Provisions Finance Government and Civics Taxes or Taxation Law Diet and Nutrition |
| People | Clarke, Joseph (1719-1792) |
| Place written | Providence, Rhode Island |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |