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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01450.609.04 |
| From Archive Folder | Receipts of payment from the State of Connecticut |
| Title | Receipt for the payment of the select men of Salisbury |
| Date | 10 September 1775 |
| Author | Ellsworth, Oliver (1745-1807) |
| Additional authors | Lawrence, John (1719-1802) Seymour, Thomas (fl. 1775) Alden, Amos (1744-1826) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | To Connecticut Treasurer John Lawrence. co-signed by Thomas Seymour. Requests payment from the Colony of Connecticut to Amos Alden (on behalf of the select men) for guns and bayonets to be used by Captain Isaac Bostwick's Company. Alden signs on verso, confirming receipt of the sum. Docket indicates that this receipt was audited 13 May 1776. |
| Subjects | Militia Government and Civics Revolutionary War Weaponry Military History Finance |
| People | Lawrence, John (1719-1802) Ellsworth, Oliver (1745-1807) Seymour, Thomas (fl. 1775) Alden, Amos (1744-1826) Bostwick, Isaac (fl. 1775) |
| 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 |