1776 Bond For Raising A Company To March To New York.

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A bond for $3,000 signed by Stephen Goodwin and Samuel Elmore, both of Litchfield County, Connecticut, June 28, 1776, 14” x 8”. Conditions of the bond are that "Stephen Goodwin is appointed Pay-Master to his own Company, now to be raised, to join the Continental Army in New York.. .. " Light toning, slightly darker at folds. Paper seals of Goodwin and Elmore are present. Fine condition. Goodwin was captain of this company which become the 4th Company in Col. Fisher Gay's Regiment, 2nd Battalion, Wadsworth's Brigade. The brigade was raised in June 1776 to reinforce Washington at New York. It served at the Brooklyn front just before and during the battle of Long Island, Aug. 27, in the retreat to N.Y. Aug. 29-30, in the retreat from N.Y. City Sept. 15, and with the main army at White Plains. Its time expired Dec. 25, 1776.

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