Voucher of payment to Private Prince Simbo
date: label: Date
content: March 20, 1783
name: label: Created by
content: Eleazer Wales, American, 1732 - 1794
label: Subject of
content: Prince Simbo, American, ca. 1737 - 1810
notes: label: Description
content: A payment voucher consisting of a one page document with embossed lettering and handwriting in black ink on both sides. The text begins with "Hartford March 20, 1783" and concerns payment to the Revolutionary War soldier Prince Simbo.
label: Description
content: The payment voucher appears to have been filled out by Eleazer Wales on behalf of Prince Simbo. A mark appears with "his" above it and "mark" below it, and "Prince" to the left and "Simbo" to the right of it. Wales' signature appears to the bottom left of the type.
place: label: Place made
content: Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Free communities of color
label: Topic
content: Freedom
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: Slavery
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, Revolution, 1775-1783
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
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: 2009.14.8
objectType: label: Type
content: vouchers
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: public domain
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: 6 1/2 x 8 in. (16.5 x 20.3 cm)