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Seymour, Thomas, 1735-1829 [Authorization for the transmission of pay rolls]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.609.06 Author/Creator: Seymour, Thomas, 1735-1829 Place Written: Hartford, Connecticut Type: Autograph document signed Date: 10 April 1776 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 17 cm, Width: 20.2 cm Order a Copy

Thomas Seymour signs on behalf of the Colony of Connecticut. Countersigned by William Douglas. Seymour and Douglas confirm that the Connecticut Colony Committee, by order of Governor Jonathan Trumbull, required that an express was sent to Hartford to carry unspecified pay rolls to General Schuyler (possibly Philip Schuyler).

Douglas, William, 1742-1777
Seymour, Thomas, 1735-1829
Schuyler, Philip John, 1733-1804
Trumbull, Jonathan, Sr., 1710-1785

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