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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02205 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1777 |
| Title | Receipt for meals and lodging |
| Date | 7 August 1777 |
| Author | Bartlett, Josiah (1729-1795) |
| Document Type | Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Signed by Charles Pyncheon. Verifies receipt of 32 shillings from Bartlett as payment for his and Colonel Nathaniel Peabody's food and lodging for eight days at the Springfield, Massachusetts monetary convention held 30 July - 6 August 1777. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Military History Congress Continental Congress Finance Diet and Nutrition Government and Civics Coins and Currency Economics |
| People | Bartlett, Josiah (1729-1795) Pyncheon, Charles (fl. 1777) Peabody, Nathaniel (1741-1823) |
| Place written | Springfield, Massachusetts |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | According to seller's description, this document is entirely written in Bartlett's hand but signed at the end by Pyncheon. Bartlett was a delegate to the Continental Congress from New Hampshire and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Peabody was also a delegate from New Hampshire. The monetary convention held at Springfield was to discuss the state of paper currency. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |