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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03432.103 |
| From Archive Folder | Archive of Captain John Bryant, Deputy Commissary of Military Stores at the Armory in Springfield, Massachusetts |
| Title | John Crane to John Bryant requesting a signature for a duplicate receipt recruitment money |
| Date | 8 August 1783 |
| Author | Crane, John (1744-1805) |
| Recipient | Bryant, John |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Colonel Crane asks Captain Bryant to sign a duplicate receipt for recruitment money Crane had given him in 1777, so he could settle his accounts. Crane had lost the original. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Recruitment Military History Soldier's Pay Finance |
| People | Crane, John (1744-1805) |
| Place written | West Point, New York |
| Theme | Banking & Economics; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Colonel John Crane led a Massachusetts artillery company during the Revolution. Captain John Bryant was the Deputy Commissary of Military Stores at the Armory in Springfield, Massachusetts. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |