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Field name | Value |
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Collection Reference Number | GLC01450.216.03 |
From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1776 |
Title | Signed note from Daniel Hunt to Simon Edgel regarding military pay |
Date | 8 April 1776 |
Author | Hunt, Daniel (1723-1807) |
Additional authors | Clafin, John (fl. 1776); Wheelock, Samuel (fl. 1776); Miller, Jesse (fl. 1776); Smith, Isaac (fl. 1776-1783); Littlefield, Ebenezer (1747-1798); Fairbanks, John (1759-1844); Brown, Ezra (fl. 1776); Mors, Joseph (fl. 1776); Lealand, Eli (fl. 1776); Hemenway, Joshua (1755-1814); Knowlton, Daniel (1738-1825). |
Recipient | Edgel, Simon |
Document Type | Military document |
Content Description | Note signed by twelve enlisted men asking Captain Edgel, spelled Edggall, to give all their pay to Lieutenant Ebenezer Hill. Signed by John Claflin, Daniel Hunt, Samuel Wheelock, Jesse Miller, Isaac Smith, Ebenezer Littlefield, John Fairbank, Ezra Brown, Joseph Mors, Eli Lealand, Joshua Hemenway, Daniel Knowlton. All the men were privates, except Hunt who was a corporal, and Smith who was a fifer. |
Subjects | Revolutionary War Military History Soldier's Pay Finance |
People | Edgel, Simon (1733-1820) Clafin, John (fl. 1776) Hunt, Daniel (1723-1807) Wheelock, Samuel (fl. 1776) Miller, Jesse (fl. 1776) Smith, Isaac (fl. 1776-1783) Littlefield, Ebenezer (1747-1798) Fairbanks, John (1759-1844) Brown, Ezra (fl. 1776) Mors, Joseph (fl. 1776) Lealand, Eli (fl. 1776) Hemenway, Joshua (1755-1814) Knowlton, Daniel (1738-1825) Hill, Ebenezer (1735-1805) |
Place written | Holliston, Massachusetts |
Theme | The American Revolution |
Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
Additional Information | Ebenezer Hill later served as a selectmen from Holliston. |
Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |