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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01008 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0031] July 1781 |
| Title | Certificate of pay [In French] |
| Date | 3 July 1781 |
| Author | Baubert, V. (fl. 1781) |
| Additional authors | Halsey, Thomas Lloyd (1751-1838) |
| Document Type | Military document; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Partially printed. Certificate to pay Thomas Lloyd Halsey, a shipping merchant and French consular agent, for providing supplies to General Rochambeau's army. Note in English on verso signed by Halsey states: "Pay the contents to Mr. William Knox on order." |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Military History Global History and Civics Commerce Military Supplies Finance Merchants and Trade France |
| People | Halsey, Thomas Lloyd (1751-1838) Baubert, V. (fl. 1781) Knox, William (1756-1795) Rochambeau, Jean-Baptiste-Donatien de Vimeur, Comte de (1725-1807) Wadsworth, Jeremiah (1743-1804) |
| Place written | White Plains, New York |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Naval & Maritime; Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Halsey was a business partner of Jeremiah Wadsworth, a merchant who procured supplies for Rochambeau's army. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |