Resolution of Congress to equalize pay of the troops in the Middle Department with that of those in the Eastern Department - American History 1493-1945

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Field name	Value
Collection Reference Number	GLC00782.07
From Archive Folder	Documents Relating to 1776
Title	Resolution of Congress to equalize pay of the troops in the Middle Department with that of those in the Eastern Department
Date	10 June 1776
Author	Hancock, John (1737-1793)
Document Type	Government document; Military document; Business and financial document
Content Description	Resolution of Congress to equalize pay of the troops in the Middle Department with that of those in the Eastern Department. Passed by the Continental Congress in response to George Washington's 8 June 1776 letter stating that Congress had intended such a resolution, but had not yet passed it.
Subjects	Continental Army Continental Congress Congress Finance Military History Soldier's Pay Revolutionary War
People	John Hancock (1737-1793) Washington, George (1732-1799)
Place written	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Theme	Banking & Economics; Government & Politics
Sub-collection	The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859
Copyright	The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module	Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859
Transcript	Show/hide In Congress June 10.th 1776 Resolved, That the Pay of the Continental Troops in the middle Department be henceforth the Same as that of the Troops in the Eastern Departments ---- By order of Congress John Hancock Presidt [docket] Resolve 10 June 76 Giving all Troops the same pay.