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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01450.162.02 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1777 |
| Title | Receipt for fine of Asa Hamant for refusing to serve |
| Date | 16 May 1777 |
| Author | Baxter, John (1746-1832) |
| Document Type | Business and financial document; Military document |
| Content Description | States that Hamant has paid his ten dollar fine "for refusing to enter the continental service." |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Finance Law Conscription Continental Army Military History |
| People | Baxter, John (1746-1832) Hamant, Asa (1729-1810) |
| Place written | Medfield, Massachusetts |
| Theme | The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | John Baxter was a lieutenant in captain Sabin Mann's company. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |