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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01450.161 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1777 |
| Title | Receipt to John Chanioard |
| Date | 7 June 1777 |
| Author | Barnard, John (fl. 1777-1780) |
| Document Type | Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Captain Barnard, a commander of a company of Continental soldiers, wrote that he received 120 pounds from Captain Edward Ellis of Middletown to pay soldiers recently enlisted in the Continental Army. Barnard says he is in Samuel Wyllys's regiment. A separate sheet (17.2 x 22.4 cm.) that appears to have been used as an envelope is also included. Miscellaneous figures are added up on both sides of the sheet. Docket on the sheet says he received 120 pounds from Barnard on 29 March 1780. |
| Subjects | Continental Army Soldier's Pay Military History Revolutionary War Finance |
| Place written | Hartford, Connecticut |
| 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 |