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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01450.194.02 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1777 |
| Title | Receipt for 300 pounds for Continental Army enlistment |
| Date | 5 February 1777 |
| Author | Belcher, William (1731-1801) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Partially printed document signed by Captain Belcher indicating his receipt of the money "for the additional Encouragement granted...for raising a Company in the Battalion to be commanded by Jedediah Huntington Colonel." |
| Subjects | Recruitment Military History Revolutionary War Finance Continental Army |
| People | Belcher, William (1731-1801) |
| Place written | Hartford, Connecticut |
| Theme | The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Belcher, William (Conn). Captain Selden's Connecticut State Regiment, 20th June to 25th December, 1776; Captain 1st Connecticut, 1st January, 1777; resigned 3d January, 1778. (Died 1801.) |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |