Heath, William (1737-1814) to Ebenezer Hancock
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.005.03 Author/Creator: Heath, William (1737-1814) Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 7 April 1778 Pagination: 1 p. ; 25 x 19 cm. Order a Copy
Countersigned by Seth Loring, Secretary. Writes to the Deputy Paymaster General of the Forces of the United States of America requesting payment of $200 for Captain Benjamin Wallcott of Colonel Thomas Marshall's Regiment for five months of pay beginning 6 July 1777. Accompanied by a certificate dated 27 March 1778 written by Marshall to Heath certifying that Wallcott was in his regiment since 6 July 1777. The two documents are attached by a wax seal. Heath was a major general in the Continental Army.
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