Receipt for payment to Jack Little for his service in the Continental Army
date: label: Date
content: 1782
name: label: Issued by
content: State of Connecticut, American, founded 1778
label: Subject of
content: Continental Army, American, 1775 - 1796
label: Subject of
content: 4th Connecticut Regiment, 1775 - 1783
label: Signed by
content: Jack Little, American
label: Signed by
content: Samuel Lawrence, American
label: Signed by
content: Richard Butler, American
notes: label: Description
content: Revolutionary War payment receipt owned by Jack Little, a soldier from the 2nd Company, 4th Regiment of the Connecticut Line, in the Continental Army. The receipt is printed on yellowed paper with black ink. It has a printed border with the words “FOR THE PAYMENT OF” at the top and “THE CONNECTICUT LINE” at the bottom. At the center of the document is printed text with blank spaces. Additional handwritten words and numbers have been recorded in the document in order to complete it. The left side of the document has been trimmed and there is a circular hole in the center of the paper. On the back of the certificate additional payments are recorded with handwritten notes in black ink by at least two different people. Also written on the back is Jack Little’s mark.
place: label: Place used
content: Connecticut, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Business
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, Colonial period, 1600-1775
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: Documents and Manuscripts
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: 2011.155.313
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 3/16 x 8 5/16 in. (10.6 x 21.1 cm)