July 2012 Auction Ends Tuesday, July 31st, 5pm Pacific
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Rare Revolutionary War pay document for an African American soldier, Private Nero Cross. Cross served in the Connecticut Line of the Continental Army, in Colonel Swift's 4th and 6th Regiments and is here paid by the Connecticut State Treasury Office. John Lawrence signs as Treasurer. Partially-printed document is dated 1 June 1782 and measures 8'' x 3.75''. Left edge is irregularly trimmed, and a perfect quarter-sized circle has been cut out at center left. Some handwritten notations on verso regarding debts and interest paid. Separation stating along center fold, overall very good condition for its age, fully intact.
African American Soldier's Pay Record -- Dated 1782 for Service in the Revolutionary War
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