Seymour, Thomas (fl. 1775) [Authorization for the transmission of pay rolls]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.609.06 Author/Creator: Seymour, Thomas (fl. 1775) Place Written: Hartford, Connecticut Type: Autograph document signed Date: 10 April 1776 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 17 x 20.2 cm. Order a Copy
Thomas Seymour signs on behalf of the Colony of Connecticut. Countersigned by William Douglas. Seymour and Douglas confirm that the Connecticut Colony Committee, by order of Governor Jonathan Trumbull, required that an express was sent to Hartford to carry unspecified pay rolls to General Schuyler (possibly Philip Schuyler).
Douglas, of Northford, was Captain of the 6th company of the 1st Connecticut regiment commanded by General David Wooster.
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