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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00386 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1777 |
| Title | Payment order for Jonathan Fitch |
| Date | 9 May 1777 |
| Author | Huntington, Samuel (1731-1796) |
| Document Type | Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Also signed by William Pitkin. Pitkin and Huntington signed as Assistants. Addressed to John Lawrence, Treasurer. Orders to pay Fritch, Sheriff of New Haven County, four pounds from the treasury of the state of Connecticut for tending to the general assembly and distributing laws and proclamations of the past year. Note on verso signed by Fritch certifies that he received payment 9 May 1777. |
| Subjects | Government and Civics Finance Law |
| People | Huntington, Samuel (1731-1796) Lawrence, John (1719-1802) Pitkin, William (fl. 1777) Fritch, Jonathan (fl. 1777) |
| Place written | Hartford, Connecticut |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Government & Politics; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Huntington was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, a delegate to the Continental Congress from Connecticut 1775-1784, and the president of the Continental Congress 1779-1781. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |