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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00916 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1788 |
| Title | David Brearly to Jonathan Dayton about soldiers' pay |
| Date | 8 March 1788 |
| Author | Brearly, David (1745-1790) |
| Recipient | Dayton, Jonathan |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Government document |
| Content Description | One future signer of the U.S. Constitution to another. Brearly (also: "Brearley"), writing as Chief Justice of New Jersey, sends Dayton, then a delegate to the Constitutional Convention, a scale (not included) determined by the New Jersey legislature "for making compensation to the Troops for the depreciation of their pay." Docketed by Dayton on otherwise blank integral leaf. |
| Subjects | Government and Civics Revolutionary War Military History Continental Congress Continental Army Congress Soldier's Pay Finance Coins and Currency |
| People | Brearly, David (1745-1790) Dayton, Jonathan (1760-1824) |
| Place written | Trenton, New Jersey |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Creating a New Government |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Signer of the U.S. Constitution. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |