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- GLC#
- GLC02450.04-View header record
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- June 23, 1779
- Author/Creator
- Bowen, Jabez, 1739-1815
- Title
- [Order to pay Colonel William Barton six thousand pounds from the Rhode Island General Assembly]
- Place Written
- Providence, Rhode Island
- Pagination
- 1 p. : docket Height: 14 cm, Width: 14.5 cm
- Primary time period
- American Revolution, 1763-1783
- Sub-Era
- The War for Independence
Sent to Joseph Clarke, the General Treasurer of Rhode Island. The money was owed for Barton's efforts "recruiting his light corps." A note from Barton on the verso dated 24 June 1779 indicates he received the payment.
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