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Grout, Elijah, fl. 1777 Account of Money Expended by Elijah Grout & Robt Perry On an Expedition to Connecticut River - by His Excellency General Burgoyne's Orders

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04764.07 Author/Creator: Grout, Elijah, fl. 1777 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph document signed Date: 12 June 1777 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 19.1 cm, Width: 10.4 cm Order a Copy

Lists cash expenditures for his expedition south from Montreal, Canada. Mentions cash payments to get his expedition to St. Johns, the Connecticut River, Ticonderoga, and opposite Crown Point. Paid a Mr. Hubbard to distribute Burgoyne's declarations among local inhabitants. Other cash expenditures were for provisions. Total cost is slightly over 8 pounds, he received over 2 pounds, and is asking for a reimbursement of over 6 pounds. Countersigned by a John Peters on verso, stating Burgoyne said he should be paid.

Kingston, Robert M., fl. 1776-1779

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