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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01450.169.02 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1780 |
| Title | Resolution of the Connecticut Assembly to pay Amos Mead |
| Date | 11 May 1780 |
| Author | Wyllys, George (1710-1796) |
| Additional authors | Mead, Amos (1730-1807) |
| Document Type | Military document; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | States that Mead advanced Lieutenant James Hughes two hundred dollars Continental currency to raise a company for the defense of Greenwich. The next year Hughes defected to the enemy, leaving Mead with only a promissory receipt. The assembly resolves to pay Mead seven pounds ten schillings out of the treasury to cover this expense. Mead signs acknowledging receipt of the money. Written at "A General Assembly of the State of Connecticut." |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Military History Recruitment Finance Government and Civics Loyalist |
| People | Mead, Amos (1730-1807) Wyllys, George (1710-1796) |
| Place written | Hartford, Connecticut |
| Theme | The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Amos Mead was a doctor from Greenwich, Connecticut. He served in in the American Revolution and in the Connecticut state legislature. George Wyllys was secretary of the colony of Connecticut for sixty years, during which he attended every session of the legislature. Also was town-clerk of Hartford from 1730 until his death, became a captain of militia in 1738, and held a commission of lieutenant-colonel in the French and Indian War. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |