{"product_id":"revolutionary-war-era-pay-document","title":"Revolutionary War Era Pay Document","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn 18th-century handwritten financial instrument.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDated: March 9, 1780\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmount: £302.18 (approx.)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSigned by:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Lawrence, Esq. (Treasurer)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdditional signature: “Saml Wadsworth” (likely Samuel Wadsworth)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAddressed to: Stephen Meass (or Mease)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistorical context\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1780 = American Revolutionary War period\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaper like this was commonly used for:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGovernment payments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMilitary supply financing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eState treasury obligations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe presence of a Treasurer signature strongly suggests:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eState-level financial document (possibly Connecticut or Massachusetts)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot Continental Congress-issued, but still Revolutionary-War era.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCondition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFolded (normal for the period)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eModerate staining \/ foxing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInk still strong and readable\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo major loss of text\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Princeton Audubon Prints","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51874739388698,"sku":"EB-327069864199","price":600.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2221\/0931\/files\/57_7729036c-ec49-4051-93ac-646d0bc4dfb7.jpg?v=1774662248","url":"https:\/\/princetonaudubonprints.com\/en-ca\/products\/revolutionary-war-era-pay-document","provider":"Signature Documents LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}