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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02498.16 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1776 |
| Title | William Thompson to The Council of Safety of Pennsylvania asking for a promotion |
| Date | ca. December 1776 |
| Author | Thompson, William (1736-1781) |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Signed by Brigadier General Thompson and co-signed by Samuel McKinley, Barnard Daugherty, and Thomas Smith. Certifies that Benjamin Burd [spelled “Bird” here] acted as a Lieutenant in the Pennsylvania Battalion of Riflemen he formerly commanded (it was then commanded by Colonel Hand). Says he is still in the battalion and is deserving of a captain's commission. The co-signers all concure with the recommendation. Dated from Thompson's promotion to brigadier general 1 March 1776. He was captured at Trois Rivieres on 8 June 1776 and paroled two months later. He waited out most of the war in Philadelphia until he was exchanged in September 1781. The recommendations appear to have been accepted because note on verso says "appointed to 4th Regiment." [Document date range inferred from information in Burd’s pension application.] |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Military History Continental Army Letter of Introduction or Recommendation Revolutionary War General |
| People | Thompson, William (1736-1781) |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |