Pay roll of the 9th company in the regt. of foot commanded by Henry Jackson Esq.r for the month of Ap[ri]l 1779 : Pawtuxet, R.I., May 10, 1779

Pay roll of the 9th company in the regt. of foot commanded by Henry Jackson Esq.r for the month of Ap[ri]l 1779 : Pawtuxet, R.I., May 10, 1779

Payroll of the 9th company|Pay roll of Capt. Turner's Company

Pawtuxet, R.I. 1779

[1] leaf ; 31 x 39 cm. (fol.)

MSS L2001F344

Names 3 officers (Thomas Turner, Capt.; Peter Castaing, Lieut.; and Benjamin Brown, Ensign) and 53 enlisted men, including 2 deserters.
Total wages amount to just over 143 pounds.
Turner, Castaing and Jackson were original members of the Society of the Cincinnati; Brown, though eligible, did not join.
On 9 April, 1779, Henry Jackson's Additional Continental Regiment was consolidated with Lee's and Henley's Additional Continental Regiments and was concurrently assigned to the 2nd Massachusetts Brigade -- see Robert K. Wright. The Continental Army (1983) p. 215.
Watermark: GR with shield
Digitized image available.

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