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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01450.200 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1777 |
| Title | William Heath to Ebenezer Hancock about a request for payment of a soldier's wages |
| Date | 18 October 1777 |
| Author | Heath, William (1737-1814) |
| Recipient | Hancock, Ebenezer |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Written in a secretarial hand, by Major General Heath's secretary Seth Loring, and signed by Heath. A request for payment of a soldier's wages sent to Ebenezer Hancock, Deputy Paymaster General of U.S. forces. John Black, a soldier in Captain Turner's company in Colonel Bradford's regiment was to receive "Twentysix Dollars & two thirds in full of four Months pay." Black was unable to withdraw his pay with the regiment because he was confined to the hospital. Note on verso, signed by John Black, states he received the money. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Military History Soldier's Pay Hospital Health and Medical |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | The American Revolution; 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 |