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24 December 1747
Shirley, William (1694-1771)
to William Pitt
Writes to William Pitt, the Paymaster General about an exchange while he is settling the payment of the troops for a Canadian expedition.
GLC02437.08940
28 June 1748
to Samuel Waldo
Discusses the transfer of vouchers for the paymaster general and explains himself about some accusations Waldo has made against him concerning the payment of soldiers.
GLC02437.08943
7 July 1748
Discusses an issue with Samuel Waldo regarding his accounts and finances. Attempt to explain his position and the measures he took in regards to the handling of these financial matters. Noted as written at Castle William, a fortress located on...
GLC02437.08944
22 March 1754
Lovez, David (fl. 1754)
[Receipt for military wages from John North]
Certifies that he received eight pounds in military wages from John North for his services at Fort Frederick.
GLC02542.32.02
20 November 1754
Bathrick, John (fl. 1754)
[Receipt for army wages from John North]
Receipt for sixty eight pounds in army wages paid by received from John North. Also signed by Patrick Rodney as witness
GLC02542.32.03
18 February 1747
Henderson, Thomas (fl. 1747)
[Thomas Henderson's declaration regarding a settlement in the Eastern part of Massachusetts Bay]
Henderson attests that he became a settler on the Eastern part of Massachusetts Bay in 1728. Took up a lot of land on St. George's, a colony of which Colonel [Samuel] Waldo was the proprietor, in 1735. Moved to Lincoln (present-day Maine) in 1736...
GLC02437.10409
Waldo, Samuel (1695-1759)
to William Shirley
General Waldo writes to Shirley, Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Objects to sending Shirley pay vouchers signed by captains serving under him. Hopes to be able to pay his men directly, and presumably to keep the records.
GLC02437.10412
31 October 1740
Also signed by Jacob Willard [Secrty]. Appears to be an official document regarding raising troops in the colonies of Massachusetts Bay, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. The troops are to be employed in an expedition for the...
GLC02437.10635
8 September 1747
Morris, Charles (1711-1781)
[Muster roll]
Cosigned by David White. List of "effectives" [soldiers] in Captain Morris's Company of Brigadier General Samuel Waldo's regiment of Foot raised in the Province of Massachusetts Bay for the reduction of Canada.
GLC02437.10636
1755-1763
Nourse, James, 1731-1784
to Horatio Gates
Discusses Major Gates' son, comments on the law requiring giving arms to the militia, and mentions Colonel George Washington twice.
GLC01450.264
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