Ellsworth, Oliver (1745-1807) [Note to pay James Rice]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.183.02 Author/Creator: Ellsworth, Oliver (1745-1807) Place Written: Hartford, Connecticut Type: Document signed Date: 7 May 1777 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 14.7 x 21.5 cm. Order a Copy
To Johnathan Lawrence, Treasurer of Connecticut. Written by Ellsworth as a member of the Pay-Table Committee, which was responsible for Connecticut's finances during the Revolution. Receipt says to pay slightly over 51 pounds to James Rice by the hand of Peter Colt for building and fitting the Row Galley "Whiting." Countersigned on verso by Isaac Beers saying he received the money for Rice. On verso, one of the dockets states that the payment was audited on 1 September 1777 by E. Plummer.
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