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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04764.10 |
| From Archive Folder | Burgoyne-Kingston collection: papers concerning Convention Army after Saratoga |
| Title | Request for advance on pay |
| Date | 12 July 1777 |
| Author | Jones, Jonas (fl. 1777) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Jones has written Skeensbury as the place he was writing from, but it was properly known as Skenesboro, New York at the time. It is now Whitehall, New York. Says he has received his ensign pay up to 24 June 1777 and asks for two months advance on his pay. At the bottom is a note by Robert Kingston that says Jones was advanced six guineas on 14 July 1777 and another six on 30 August 1777. |
| Subjects | Military History Soldier's Pay Finance Revolutionary War Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs |
| People | Jones, Jonas (fl. 1777) |
| Place written | Skenesboro, New York |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Banking & Economics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |