Revolutionary War service payment slip owned by Crippen Archer
date: label: Date
content: June 1, 1782
name: label: Owned by
content: Crippen Archer, American, 1752 - 1836
label: Signed by
content: Crippen Archer, American, 1752 - 1836
label: Signed by
content: John Lawrence, American, 1719 - 1802
label: Issued by
content: State of Connecticut, American, founded 1778
notes: label: Description
content: Revolutionary War service payment slip owned by Crippen Archer. The payment slip is printed on off-white paper with black ink. The slip has brown, handwritten text in the spaces provided for a soldier’s name and the sum of payment. The handwritten text reads “Crippen Archer” and “Three Pounds Seven Shillings, Two pence.” The bottom of the slip is signed by J. Lawrence. Additional handwritten text is on the back of the slip including an “x” mark made by Crippen Archer in place of a signature. The document has a round hole in the left side.
place: label: Place made
content: Hartford, Connecticut, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Finance
label: Topic
content: Free communities of color
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: Slavery
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, Revolution, 1775-1783
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Documents and Manuscripts
label: Exhibition
content: Double Victory: The African American Military Experience
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 053
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.251.1
objectType: label: Type
content: receipts
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 4 × 6 in. (10.2 × 15.2 cm)