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McNall, James (fl. 1778) [Receipt of bounty]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.124 Author/Creator: McNall, James (fl. 1778) Place Written: Simsbury, Connecticut Type: Document signed Date: 27 January 1778 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 31.5 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

Signed by many others. Certifies that the men of Simsbury have received from Captain Jonathan Humphrey wages, bounty, and mileage for an expedition to Providence, Rhode Island October 1777 under Colonel Samuel McClellan's regiment. Page two is also signed by some of the same men, stating that they have received six shillings from Colonel Noah Phelps as bounty or premium for the same expedition.

Phelps was justice of the peace and judge of Simsbury, Connecticut.

McNall, James, fl. 1778
Phelps, Noah, 1740-1809

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