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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02499.16 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1779 |
| Title | John Nixon to Benjamin Heywood about settling payment for Massachusetts troops |
| Date | 23 October 1779 |
| Author | Nixon, John (1741-1815) |
| Recipient | Heywood, Benjamin |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Informs Heywood that he was chosen for a committee to settle payment for Massachusetts troops in arrears due to currency depreciation. Written at "Camp Pines Bridge" |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Overseas Trade Military History Soldier's Pay Finance Coins and Currency Economics |
| People | Nixon, John (1741-1815) Heywood, Benjamin (1746-1816) |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Banking & Economics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | John Nixon was Captain of a Company of Minute Men at Lexington, 19th April, 1775; Colonel of a Massachusetts Regiment, 24th April to December, 1775; wounded at Bunker Hill, 17th June, 1775; Colonel of the 4th Continental Infantry, 1st January, 1776; and Brigadier-General Continental Army, 9th August, 1776. Benjamin Heywood was a Lieutenant of John Nixon's Massachusetts Regiment during the American Revolution. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |