Williams, William, 1731-1811 [Document allocating funds for the construction of a naval galley]

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GLC#
GLC01503
Type
Documents
Date
February 16, 1776
Author/Creator
Williams, William, 1731-1811
Title
[Document allocating funds for the construction of a naval galley]
Place Written
Connecticut
Pagination
2 p. : docket ; Height: 9 cm, Width: 20.8 cm
Primary time period
American Revolution, 1763-1783
Sub-Era
The War for Independence

Williams, a Lebanon, Connecticut city clerk and Selectman, reports that at a previous meeting, the Governor and Council of Safety of Connecticut voted that the Committee of Pay Tables should collect money to build a galley for use by the colony. States that the sum will be accounted for by Captain Jonathan Lester. Instructs that Lester draw his order on Constable Jabez Hough of Norwich. Lester signs on verso, stating "Please to pay or Discount the within to Jabez Hough." Hough also signs, underneath an order to the treasurer for the amount requested. Docketed 15 March [1776].

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