1778 GENERAL WILLIAM HOWE SIGNED PAYMENT FOR HESSIAN TROOPS IN PHILADELPHIA vafo

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1778 GENERAL WILLIAM HOWE SIGNED PAYMENT FOR HESSIAN TROOPS IN PHILADELPHIA vafo:
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1778 GENERAL WILLIAM HOWE SIGNED PAYMENT FOR HESSIAN TROOPSIN PHILADELPHIA

THIS IS AN AMAZING EXTRAORDINARY REVOLUTIONARY WAR DOCUMENT.WHILE THE CONTINENTAL ARMY WAS LOOKINGFOR FORAGE AT VALLEY FORGE, THE BRITISH TROOPS IN PHILADELPHIA WERE DOING THESAME THING. THIS DOCUMENT IS SIGNED BYGENERAL WILLIAM HOWE, BRIGADIER GENERAL WILLIAM ERSKINE, AND CHARLES SCHMIDTPAYMASTER FOR HESSIAN TROOPS, THOMAS BARROW DEPUTY PAYMASTER GENERAL, ANDROBERT MACKENZIE.

AT SOME POINT DURING THE DOCUMENTS CONSERVATION, AND ACIDFREE BORDER WAS PLACED AROUND THE BACK EDGE OF THE DOCUMENT SO IT COULD BEHANDLED WITHOUT TOUCHING THE ACTUAL DOCUMENT.

THE DOCUMENT READS:

BY HIS EXCELLENCY THE HON. SIR WILLIAM HOWE, GENERAL ANDCOMMANDER IN CHIEF OF ALL HIS MAJESTY’S FORCES WITHIN THE COLONIES LAYING ONTHE ATLANTIC OCEAN, FROM NOVA-SCOTIA TO WEST-FLORIDA, INCLUSIVE, &C.&C. &C.

YOU ARE HEREBY DIRECTED AND REQUIRED OUR OF SUCH MONIES ASARE, OR SHALL COME TO YOUR HANDS FOR THE CONTINGENT OR EXTRAORDINARY EXPENCESOF HIS MAJESTY’S FORCES UNDER MY COMMAND, TO PAY, OR CAUSE TO BE PAID TOBRIGADIER GENERAL SIR WILLIAM ERSKINE QUARTER MASTER GENERAL OR HIS ASSIGNS,WITHOUT DEDUCTION, THE SUM OF THREE THOUSAND, FIVE HUNDRED AND SIXTY FIVEPOUNDS STERLING. BEING FOR 165 DAYSFORAGE MONEY TO THE HESSIAN TROOPS AS PER THE ANNEXED ACCOMPT.

AND FOR SO DOING, THIS WITH THE ACQUITTANCE OF THE SAIDBRIGADIER GENERAL SIR WILLIAM ERSKINE OR HIS ASSIGNS, SHALL BE YOUR SUFFICIENTWARRANT AND DISCHARGE.

TO THOMAS BARROW ESQR DEPUTY PAYMASTER GENERAL OF HISMAJESTY’S FORCES BY HIS EXCELLENCY’S COMMAND, ROBERT MACKENZIE.

GIVEN UNDER MY HAND, AT HEADQUARTERS, IN PHILADELPHIA THE 14THDAY OF JANUARY 1778.

W HOWE

ON THE BACK: SIGNED WILL. ERSKINE QUARTER MASTER GENERAL& BY CHARLES SCHMIDT PAYMASTER OF THE HESSIAN TROOPS.

GUARANTEED 100% ORIGINAL & AUTHENTIC.

SOME MINOR WEAR FROM AGE & USE – SEE PHOTOS FOR DETAILS.

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