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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01450.609.03 |
| From Archive Folder | Receipts of payment from the State of Connecticut |
| Title | Receipt for the payment of Uriah Bingham |
| Date | 6 September 1775 |
| Author | Ellsworth, Oliver (1745-1807) |
| Additional authors | Lawrence, John (1719-1802) Seymour, Thomas (fl. 1775) Bingham, Uriah (1751-1817) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | To Connecticut Treasurer John Lawrence. co-signed by Thomas Seymour. Requests payment from the Colony of Connecticut to Bingham "for victualling & other necessaries supplied sundry Companies of the Riflemen on their march thru' this Colony to Camp near Boston." Bingham confirms receipt of the sum on verso. Docket indicates that this receipt was audited 13 May 1776. |
| Subjects | Military History Revolutionary War Militia Military Provisions Finance Diet and Nutrition |
| People | Lawrence, John (1719-1802) Ellsworth, Oliver (1745-1807) Seymour, Thomas (fl. 1775) Bingham, Uriah (1751-1817) |
| Place written | Hartford, 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 |