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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01450.241.02 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1777 |
| Title | Receipt for Captain Vine Elderkin |
| Date | 15 April 1777 |
| Author | Ellsworth, Oliver (1745-1807) |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Government document |
| Content Description | Signed by Ellsworth as a member of the Connecticut Pay-Table Committee. To Connecticut Treasurer Jonathan Lawrence. Receipt says to pay Captain Elderkin over 83 pounds for the various expenses to treat the illnesses in his company in Colonel Mott's regiment. Note on verso says the money was received on 15 April 1777 and is signed by Nathaniel Webb. Docket says the payment was audited on 1 September 1777 by J. Treadwell. Related to GLC01450.240. |
| Subjects | Military History Militia Government and Civics Finance Health and Medical Disease Soldier's Pay |
| Place written | Hartford, Connecticut |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Government & Politics; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Letter from Vine Elderklin to the Selectmen of Coventry requesting that John Bill and Samuel Bardain should be equipped according to the Act of the Governor and Council of Safety |