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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01450.609.06 |
| From Archive Folder | Receipts of payment from the State of Connecticut |
| Title | Authorization for the transmission of pay rolls |
| Date | 10 April 1776 |
| Author | Seymour, Thomas (fl. 1775) |
| Additional authors | Douglas, William (1742-1777) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Thomas Seymour signs on behalf of the Colony of Connecticut. Countersigned by William Douglas. Seymour and Douglas confirm that the Connecticut Colony Committee, by order of Governor Jonathan Trumbull, required that an express was sent to Hartford to carry unspecified pay rolls to General Schuyler (possibly Philip Schuyler). |
| Subjects | Military History Revolutionary War Soldier's Pay Finance Government and Civics |
| People | Douglas, William (1742-1777) Seymour, Thomas (fl. 1775) Schuyler, Philip John (1733-1804) Trumbull, Jonathan (1710-1785) |
| Place written | Hartford, Connecticut |
| Theme | The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Douglas, of Northford, was Captain of the 6th company of the 1st Connecticut regiment commanded by General David Wooster. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |