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Money, J., fl. 1777 [Account for payment]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04764.38 Author/Creator: Money, J., fl. 1777 Place Written: Albany, New York Type: Autograph document signed Date: 20 October 1777 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 22.5 cm, Width: 18.8 cm Order a Copy

Captain Money says he received slightly over 41 pounds sterling from David Geddes, acting paymaster for General John Burgoyne after the defeat at the Battle of Saratoga. Says the money is for the late Sir Francis Clarke, the former aide-de-camp to Burgoyne, "on account of 165 Days forage."

Kingston, Robert M., fl. 1776-1779

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