Fort Stanwix was a colonial fortress whose construction commenced on August 26, 1758, under the direction of British General John Stanwix, at the location of present-day Rome, New York, but was not completed until about 1762. The star fort was built to guard a portage known as the Oneida Carry during the French and Indian War. This document (6 3/4 by 4 1/4 inches) is a request to pay Major Peck the wages due to a soldier in Major Peck's company, in the Rhode Island regiment, and "your receipt will be his discharge..." signed John Freemon, with his X To the Committee of War for ye county Bristol (RI). Major Peck signed the back of the document. A scarce French and Indian War document. Condition: Strongly written in ink on paper which is edge-chipped but with no loss of content. A most interesting and historic survival.
Fort Stanwix was a colonial fortress whose construction commenced on August 26, 1758, under the direction of British General John Stanwix, at the location of present-day Rome, New York, but was not completed until about 1762. The star fort was built to guard a portage known as the Oneida Carry during the French and Indian War. This document (6 3/4 by 4 1/4 inches) is a request to pay Major Peck the wages due to a soldier in Major Peck's company, in the Rhode Island regiment, and "your receipt will be his discharge..." signed John Freemon, with his X To the Committee of War for ye county Bristol (RI). Major Peck signed the back of the document. A scarce French and Indian War document. Condition: Strongly written in ink on paper which is edge-chipped but with no loss of content. A most interesting and historic survival.
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