John Lawrence partially printed documents, signed, Hartford, June 1, 1782

John Lawrence partially printed documents, signed, Hartford, June 1, 1782

Payment certificates|Debt certificates

Hartford 1782

2 items on 1 sheet ; 21 cm.

MSS L1985.110.4

Debt certificates 2995 and 2996 due "Ceasar Augustus" for his service in the Connecticut Line amounting to 9 pounds each "being one fourth part of the balance found due to him, which sum shall be paid ... at this office, in gold or silver, on or before the first day of June, A.D. one thousand seven hundred and eighty eight with lawful interest thereof; which interest shall be paid ... annually ...."
Record of Connecticut Men in the Revolution lists two privates named "Ceasar Augustus", and both served in Barnard's Company of the 3rd Connecticut. (see p. 171). One enlisted Apr. 24, 1777, but was discharged Apr. 24, 1780. Augustus Ceasar, Jr. enlisted Feb. 3, 1778 and served for the remainder of the war. See also p. 321, which mentions Ceasar Augustus as a private in Capt. Durkee's Company of the 1st Connecticut.
In ink on verso is a record of unspecified interest paid annually between 1783 and 1789.
Bookseller's notice names Ceasar Agustus as a black soldier of the Revolution.
Both certificates bear a cancellation hole.
See also MSS L1985.110.6 for a similar certificate issued to Cesar Scipio
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