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Field name | Value |
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Collection Reference Number | GLC01450.124 |
From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1778 |
Title | Receipt of bounty |
Date | 27 January 1778 |
Author | McNall, James (fl. 1778) |
Document Type | Business and financial document; Military document |
Content Description | Signed by many others. Certifies that the men of Simsbury have received from Captain Jonathan Humphrey wages, bounty, and mileage for an expedition to Providence, Rhode Island October 1777 under Colonel Samuel McClellan's regiment. Page two is also signed by some of the same men, stating that they have received six shillings from Colonel Noah Phelps as bounty or premium for the same expedition. |
Subjects | Muster Rolls and Returns Revolutionary War Military History Recruitment Soldier's Pay Finance |
People | McNall, James (fl. 1778) Phelps, Noah (1740-1809) |
Place written | Simsbury, Connecticut |
Theme | The American Revolution |
Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
Additional Information | Phelps was justice of the peace and judge of Simsbury, Connecticut. |
Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |