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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01450.609.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Receipts of payment from the State of Connecticut |
| Title | Receipt for guns and bayonets |
| Date | 2 August 1775 |
| Author | Ellsworth, Oliver (1745-1807) |
| Additional authors | Lawrence, John (1719-1802) Seymour, Thomas (fl. 1775) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | To Connecticut Treasurer, John Lawrence. co-signed by Thomas Seymour. Requests payment from the Colony of Connecticut to Daniel Wilcox of Simsbury for three guns and two bayonets. Wilcox purchased the arms for service in Captain Elihu Humphrey's Company. Wilcox (spelled Willcocks) dockets this receipt 2 August 1775, confirming receipt of the sum. A separate docket indicates that this receipt was audited 13 May 1776. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Military History Finance Weaponry Militia Government and Civics |
| People | Lawrence, John (1719-1802) Ellsworth, Oliver (1745-1807) Seymour, Thomas (fl. 1775) Humphrey, Elihu (1738-1777) Willcox, Daniel (fl. 1775) |
| Place written | Connecticut |
| Theme | The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Ellsworth served as a Continental Congressman 1778-1783, and as a United States Senator 1789-1796. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |