Trumbull, Jonathan, 1710-1785 to Committee of Pay Table
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02335 Author/Creator: Trumbull, Jonathan, 1710-1785 Place Written: Lebanon, Connecticut Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 5 August 1776 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 21 x 16 cm. Order a Copy
Orders the committee to provide Chauncey Whittlesey with 1,000 pounds to purchase tents and supplies for the Continental Army. A document signed by Whittlesey on the verso, in Oliver Ellsworth's hand, is dated 6 August 1776; it indicates that he received the money.
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