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Field name | Value |
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Collection Reference Number | GLC01450.459.02 |
From Archive Folder | Receipts, accounts, and memoranda pertaining to the construction of Fort Arnold, Plum Island, Massachusetts |
Title | Receipt for the payment of John Moody |
Date | 7 June 1776 |
Author | Moody, John (b. 1750) |
Document Type | Military document; Business and financial document |
Content Description | Captain William Coombs and others on a Newburyport committee pay Moody for work completed in May and June 1776 related to the construction of a fort on Plum Island. Moody receives payment for such items as work with oxen (used to haul timber), bushels of corn, and hay for oxen. Moody attests that the sums listed have been paid in full. Docket states "Jn Moodys Bill part." |
Subjects | Military History Military Supplies Revolutionary War Fortification Building Construction Finance |
People | Moody, John (b. 1750) Coombs, William (1736-1814) |
Place written | Newburyport, Massachusetts |
Theme | The American Revolution |
Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |