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Reynolds Ramsey manuscript payment receipt signed, dated December 15, 1780. The document, measuring approximately 8 x 5", acknowledges funds received from Lieutenant Colonel David Grier through Benjamin Reed and John Thompson. The receipt records the transfer of "Two thousand two hundred & fifty pounds" together with an additional sum and notes payment for "forty eight Barrels of flour," concluding with the signature, "Reyd. Ramsey."

Created during the American Revolutionary War, this receipt documents a substantial financial transaction involving Lieutenant Colonel David Grier, a prominent Virginia officer, merchant, and public official associated with George Washington's military and logistical operations. The manuscript provides an informative glimpse into wartime commerce and supply, with its reference to the purchase of forty-eight barrels of flour, an essential commodity used to sustain the Continental Army during the struggle for independence.

Very good condition overall with expected horizontal and vertical fold lines, moderate age toning, scattered staining, edge wear, and minor paper loss along the margins.

Reynolds Ramsey (c. 1737-1816) was a Revolutionary War veteran who is believed to have been born either in New Castle, Delaware, or Ulster, Ireland. He served during the French and Indian War before joining the Continental Army during the American Revolution, participating in the campaigns at Trenton, Princeton, and Valley Forge under General George Washington. Ramsey's mill on Marsh Creek supplied foodstuffs to the Continental Army, and following the war he joined his nephew, James Gettys, in founding the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, where he served as the village's first treasurer. Around 1808 he relocated with his wife Naomi to Knox County, Tennessee, where he spent the remainder of his life.

David Grier (1741-1790) was an attorney from York County, PA, who served as major of a battalion of associators during the latter part of 1775. He became a captain in the 6th Pennsylvania Regiment in January 1776, major of that regiment in October 1776, and lieutenant colonel of the 7th Pennsylvania Regiment in February 1777. Grier received a superficial stab wound from a bayonet during the engagement at Paoli, PA, in September 1777. Though he eventually recovered, he decided to resign his commission in a dispute over rank in December 1777, mentioned in the here offered letter to George Washington.

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