Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794 [Resolutions for Revolutionary War generals' pay]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00216 Author/Creator: Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph document Date: 16 June 1775, 9 December 1775, and 12 December 177 Pagination: 1p. 16.1 cm. x 18.4 cm. Order a Copy
Three resolutions regarding pay. The earliest sets major generals' pay at $166 per month, and double that when they serve in two departments. The next two issue General Richard Montgomery, commander of American forces in Canada, additional money. Montgomery was killed in an unsuccessful attack on Quebec in late December 1775. Possibly created circa 1783, in the context of Henry Knox's application for additional pay due as commander of a separate department.
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