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Revolutionary War bounty pay document from 1777...
Revolutionary War bounty pay document from 1777...
Item # 687536
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February 04, 1777
Nicely matted and framed document from the Revolutionary War, providing a bounty to Lieut. Aaron Hale for enlisting in the Continental Army.
Because Congress could not require enlistment into the army, bounties were used as a way to raise voluntary regiments within the colonies.
This Connecticut bounty reads, in full:
"Sir, Please to pay Lt. Aaron Hale the sum of two hundred pounds to pay out (as the additional encouragement of ten pounds granted by this state) for inlisting his own Company in the Continental Battalion to be commanded by John Dungee Colonel; and to render his account, and charge the state."
The document is signed in type: "John Lawrence, Esq. Treasurer" and dated near the bottom: "Feb. 4th, 1777".
Docketed on the verso. The document measures 6 by 7 1/2 inches, with the matting & framing, 12 1/2 by 14 1/2 inches. Both are in great condition.
Included is documentation noting this item sold in auction for $625, exclusive of the framing.
Category: Revolutionary War
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