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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.00258 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0012] January-April 1776 |
| Title | Account of officer pay under Colonel Henry Knox |
| Date | 11 December 1775 - 19 April 1776 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Additional authors | Burbeck, Henry (1754-1848) Eustis, William (1753-1825) Newell, Captain Eliphalet (fl. 1735-1776) Stevens, Ebenezer (1751-1823) Dana, William (1745-1809) Morton, Dimond (1743-1792) Burbeck, Edward (1740-1783) Perkins, William (1742-1802) Niles, Jeremiah (1749-1829) Popkin, John (fl. 1771-1783) Crafts, Edward (1746-1806) Drury, Jotham (1741-1831) Coren, Isaac (fl. 1776) Stow, Timothy (fl. 1776) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Knox's record of officer's pay. Signed by Knox more than 25 times (all but once in the text); also signed by more than 23 other officers, including Henry Burbeck, William Eustis, Eliphalet Newell, Ebenezer Stevens, William Dana, Dimond Morton, Edward Burbeck, William Perkins, Jeremiah Niles, John Popkin, Edward Crafts, Jotham Drury, Isaac Coren, and Timothy Stow. Unbound military ledger accounting for pay issued to officers (and some other cash outlays) under Knox's command in Cambridge, Massachusetts. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Military History Soldier's Pay Finance Continental Army Artillery Siege of Boston |
| People | Burbeck, Henry (1754-1848) Eustis, William (1753-1825) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Newell, Captain Eliphalet (fl. 1735-1776) Stevens, Ebenezer (1751-1823) Dana, William (1745-1809) Morton, Dimond (1743-1792) Burbeck, Edward (1740-1783) Perkins, William (1742-1802) Niles, Jeremiah (1749-1829) Popkin, John (fl. 1771-1783) Crafts, Edward (1746-1806) Drury, Jotham (1741-1831) Coren, Isaac (fl. 1776) Stow, Timothy (fl. 1776) |
| Place written | Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Theme | The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | [Receipts for money disbursements from Henry Knox to Major John Crane and Captain Thomas Pierce] |