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General WILLIAM HEATH Signed Document

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Revolutionary War Pay Order Signed By General Heath

April 6, 1778, Manuscript Document, Pay Order Signed by Maj. General William Heath, Very Fine.
This handwritten document is signed, "W. Heath M Genl," on fine-laid paper, dated at Boston, and measuring 9.25" x 7." Revolutionary War-date pay order, approved by Gen. Heath, and addressed to Ebenezer Hancock, Paymaster, with instructions: "The United States of America to Joshua Davis, Dr. / To pay as Ds Barrack Master General in the Cont. Army from September 1st, 1777 to April 1st, 1778 - 7 months @ 60 dol 420 dollars a true amount..." This rare item contains early references to both the United States and its national currency. Some aging to edges and old folds.

William Heath (1737-1814), Revolutionary War Major-General from Massachusetts. Heath was in charge of an unsuccessful attack on Ft. Independence (N.Y.) in 1777 and was severely reprimanded by Washington. He received no more field commands from then until the close of the war, restricted mainly to staff duty. Signing documents such as this one were part of his punishment. Heath was a member of the Massachusetts state convention that ratified the Federal Constitution and served as a state senator and a probate judge. He was the last surviving major-general of the Revolution.

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