Sujet

Receipt for payment to Jack Little for his service in the Continental Army, 1782. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Revolutionary War payment receipt owned by Jack Little, a soldier from the 2nd Company, 4th Regiment of the Connecticut Line, in the Continental Army. The receipt is printed on yellowed paper with black ink. It has a printed border with the words “FOR THE PAYMENT OF” at the top and “THE CONNECTICUT LINE” at the bottom. At the center of the document is printed text with blank spaces. Additional handwritten words and numbers have been recorded in the document in order to complete it. The left side of the document has been trimmed and there is a circular hole in the center of the paper. On the back of the certificate additional payments are recorded with handwritten notes in black ink by at least two different people. Also written on the back is Jack Little’s mark.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM21A73_407

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

737,9Mo (21,6Mo) / 184,4cm x 100,2cm / 21784 x 11839 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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