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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01450.609.05 |
| From Archive Folder | Receipts of payment from the State of Connecticut |
| Title | Receipt for the payment of the select men of Plainfield |
| Date | 29 December 1775 |
| Author | Ellsworth, Oliver (1745-1807) |
| Additional authors | Lawrence, John (1719-1802) Seymour, Thomas (fl. 1775) Dunlap, Joseph (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 the select men for gun powder and ball and flints supplied to Colonel Douglas's (possibly William Douglas) Company. Signed by Joseph Dunlap (on behalf of the select men) confirming receipt of the sum on verso. Docket indicates that this receipt was audited 13 May 1776. |
| Subjects | Ammunition Militia Revolutionary War Finance Military History Government and Civics |
| People | Lawrence, John (1719-1802) Ellsworth, Oliver (1745-1807) Seymour, Thomas (fl. 1775) Dunlap, Joseph (fl. 1775) Douglas, William (1742-1777) |
| 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. Douglas, of Northford, was Captain of the 6th company of the 1st Connecticut regiment commanded by General David Wooster. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |