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Field name | Value |
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Collection Reference Number | GLC01450.112 |
From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1778 |
Title | State of Connecticut resolution |
Date | 8 October 1778 |
Author | Myllys, George (fl. 1778) |
Document Type | Business and financial document; Government document |
Content Description | Addressed to Biddle in Philadelphia. Encloses a receipt from Lieutenant Werte for utensils delivered to Captain Lewe's company of the First Battalion of Colonel Mile's Regiment of Riflemen. Mentions receiving 10 wooden bowls. Reports that since being appointed as Barracks master, the artillery men have been applying for many necessities. Asks him to review a copy of a request for supplies made by Captain Proctor and let him know what quantities he should send. |
Subjects | Economics Finance Revolutionary War Coins and Currency Government and Civics |
People | Myllys, George (fl. 1778) |
Place written | Hartford, Connecticut |
Theme | Banking & Economics; Government & Politics; The American Revolution |
Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
Additional Information | Owen Biddle was a clockmaker and merchant in Philadelphia. It is possible he was supplying the wooden utensils and other supplies. |
Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |