Receipts and accounts of Joseph Lewis, paymaster for the Sussex, Morris, and Bergen Militia, 1778-1780.

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Receipts and accounts of Joseph Lewis, paymaster for the Sussex, Morris, and Bergen Militia, 1778-1780.

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Pay and bounty pay receipts for militia companies serving between Sept. 1777 and Dec. 1779, including place and date of payment, amount in "proclamation money" (colonial money valued lower than pound sterling), number of men in each company, name of commanding officer, and dates and place of active service; summary account of receipts recorded; and index of Revolutionary War cards and slips entitled "Militia Pay - Morris, Sussex, and Bergen Counties."

.25 cubic ft. (1 disbound v.)

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