1783 Pay Order Issued To Colonel John Durkee Took Over Benedict Arnold ' S Command
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| Reference Number: Avaluer:55619579 | Country/Region of Manufacture: United States |
| Signed by: Colonel John Durkee's Wife | Original/Reproduction: Original |
| Autograph Authentication: Gray Collections |
COLONEL JOHN DURKEE - 20TH CONTINENTAL REGIMENT. Partly-printed document issuing a pay order to Colonel John Durkee of the 20th Continental Regiment: “Hartford, Apl. 8th, 1783, Received, of Pay-Table-Committee, their Order on the Treasurer of this State to secure the Payment of Two hundred and nineteen pounds sixteen shillings and three pence, being the Balance due to John Durkee on the first Day of January, 1782 as stated by the Committees of the State and of the Army.” ...; The document has been signed by Durkee’s wife, Martha Durkee, who accepted the payment, one page with docketing on the verso, measures 8 by 6.5 inches, and in pristine condition.
1783 PAY ORDER ISSUED TO COLONEL JOHN DURKEE OF THE 20TH CONTINENTAL REGIMENT WHO TOOK OVER GENERAL BENEDICT ARNOLD’S COMMAND
Colonel John Durkee took over General Benedict Arnold’s command of the 20th Continental Regiment in August 1776, a unit of the Connecticut Line within the Continental Army. The regiment was posted in New Jersey during the early stages of the New York and New Jersey campaign. It later retreated with George Washington’s army in late 1776 and then participated in the Battle of Trenton. Some of its men chose to overstay their enlistment and also saw action in the Battles of the Assunpink Creek and Princeton in early 1777. Due to Durkee’s exceptional leadership, the regiment was referred to as Durkee’s Regiment.
1783 PAY ORDER ISSUED TO COLONEL JOHN DURKEE OF THE 20TH CONTINENTAL REGIMENT WHO TOOK OVER GENERAL BENEDICT ARNOLD’S COMMAND
Colonel John Durkee took over General Benedict Arnold’s command of the 20th Continental Regiment in August 1776, a unit of the Connecticut Line within the Continental Army. The regiment was posted in New Jersey during the early stages of the New York and New Jersey campaign. It later retreated with George Washington’s army in late 1776 and then participated in the Battle of Trenton. Some of its men chose to overstay their enlistment and also saw action in the Battles of the Assunpink Creek and Princeton in early 1777. Due to Durkee’s exceptional leadership, the regiment was referred to as Durkee’s Regiment.
