{"product_id":"1783-1786-revolutionary-war-treasury-payment-order-to-culper-spy-ring-commander-major-benjamin-tallmadge-joseph-howell-jr-william-pierce","title":"1783–1786 Revolutionary War Treasury Payment Order to Culper Spy Ring Commander Major Benjamin Tallmadge – Joseph Howell Jr. – William Pierce","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"3031\" data-end=\"3318\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eAn original Revolutionary War-era United States Treasury payment order and accounting receipt documenting reimbursement due to \u003cstrong data-start=\"3158\" data-end=\"3186\"\u003eMajor Benjamin Tallmadge\u003c\/strong\u003e, one of the most celebrated officers of the American Revolution and organizer of George Washington's legendary \u003cstrong data-start=\"3298\" data-end=\"3317\"\u003eCulper Spy Ring\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3320\" data-end=\"3685\"\u003eThe first document, dated \u003cstrong data-start=\"3346\" data-end=\"3379\"\u003eLitchfield, December 19, 1783\u003c\/strong\u003e, directs payment to the agent of the regiment for Tallmadge's \u003cstrong data-start=\"3442\" data-end=\"3474\"\u003edeficiency of clothing ($83)\u003c\/strong\u003e together with a \u003cstrong data-start=\"3491\" data-end=\"3509\"\u003egratuity ($30)\u003c\/strong\u003e. The accompanying Treasury endorsement dated \u003cstrong data-start=\"3555\" data-end=\"3581\"\u003eNew York, July 5, 1786\u003c\/strong\u003e, records the assignment and crediting of \u003cstrong data-start=\"3623\" data-end=\"3630\"\u003e$33\u003c\/strong\u003e of the order during settlement of government accounts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3687\" data-end=\"4061\"\u003eThe manuscripts bear the names of \u003cstrong data-start=\"3721\" data-end=\"3742\"\u003eJoseph Howell Jr.\u003c\/strong\u003e, Revolutionary War Paymaster and later Paymaster General of the United States, together with Continental officer and federal pay official \u003cstrong data-start=\"3881\" data-end=\"3899\"\u003eWilliam Pierce\u003c\/strong\u003e. They represent an excellent example of the financial settlement of Continental Army obligations during the Confederation period following the Revolutionary War.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4063\" data-end=\"4340\"\u003eBenjamin Tallmadge (1754–1835) served as Washington's chief intelligence officer, organized the famous Culper Spy Ring that operated behind British lines in New York, helped uncover Benedict Arnold's conspiracy, and later served as a United States Congressman from Connecticut.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4342\" data-end=\"4559\"\u003eA highly desirable Revolutionary War financial document combining military, intelligence, and early federal fiscal history, with exceptional association to one of the Revolution's most important intelligence officers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4561\" data-end=\"4918\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4561\" data-end=\"4570\"\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 19, 1783, with Treasury endorsement July 5, 1786\u003cbr data-start=\"4628\" data-end=\"4631\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4631\" data-end=\"4641\"\u003ePlace:\u003c\/strong\u003e Litchfield and New York\u003cbr data-start=\"4665\" data-end=\"4668\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4668\" data-end=\"4682\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very good, with expected folds, light edge wear, minor paper losses at the margins, and strong legible manuscript throughout. An outstanding and historically important survivor from the financial administration of the Continental Army.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Signature Documents LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52581501567258,"sku":null,"price":2712.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2221\/0931\/files\/IMG_1756.jpg?v=1784981936","url":"https:\/\/princetonaudubonprints.com\/en-ca\/products\/1783-1786-revolutionary-war-treasury-payment-order-to-culper-spy-ring-commander-major-benjamin-tallmadge-joseph-howell-jr-william-pierce","provider":"Signature Documents LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}