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Document addressed to one of Benedict Armold's soldiers. Dated 1776, document mandates pay for a man who served in the Northern Army, the branch of the Continental Army that served under Arnold's leadership and captured Montreal the year before. Handwritten document reads in part, ''Sir, Pay to Eli Wood the Sum of Sixteen Shillings and two pence for Expence of his sickness on his return from northern army last year...charge the Colony / June 26 1776 / [signed] J Seymour''. 1pp. document measures 8.25'' x 4''. Notations to verso and slightly irregular top and bottom edges. Near fine, given age.
Benedict Arnold 1776 Document Pertaining to One of His Soldiers in the Continental Army
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