Object Details
- Owned by
- Crippen Archer, American, 1752 - 1836
- Signed by
- Crippen Archer, American, 1752 - 1836
- John Lawrence, American, 1719 - 1802
- Issued by
- State of Connecticut, American, founded 1778
- Description
- Revolutionary War service payment slip owned by Crippen Archer. The payment slip is printed on off-white paper with black ink. The slip has brown, handwritten text in the spaces provided for a soldier’s name and the sum of payment. The handwritten text reads “Crippen Archer” and “Three Pounds Seven Shillings, Two pence.” The bottom of the slip is signed by J. Lawrence. Additional handwritten text is on the back of the slip including an “x” mark made by Crippen Archer in place of a signature. The document has a round hole in the left side.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- June 1, 1782
- Object number
- 2014.251.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- receipts
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 4 × 6 in. (10.2 × 15.2 cm)
- Place made
- Hartford, Connecticut, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Manuscripts
- Exhibition
- Double Victory: The African American Military Experience
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 053
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Finance
- Free communities of color
- Military
- Slavery
- U.S. History, Revolution, 1775-1783
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2014.251.1
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53203a9ff-a641-41ae-8165-14045cb4e96e
