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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00874 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1776 |
| Title | Receipt for Cyprian Collins |
| Date | 19 August 1776 |
| Author | Ellsworth, Oliver (1745-1807) |
| Document Type | Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Signed by Ellsworth as member of Connecticut Pay-table Committee. To John Lawrence as Treasurer of Connecticut and co-signed by committee member Thomas Seymour. Receipt for Cyprian Collins for four pounds, four shillings for riding express from the Northern Army to Governor John Trumbull. Countersigned on verso by Cyprian Collins that he received the money. Also countersigned by E. Plummer, who audited the payment on 1 September 1777. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Government and Civics Finance Military History |
| People | Ellsworth, Oliver (1745-1807) Collins, Cyprian (fl.1776) |
| Place written | Hartford, Connecticut |
| Theme | The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Seymour was later first mayor of Hartford, Connecticut and served 1774-1812. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |