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Minute Men

Full Text of a Minuteman's Pay Voucher

"To John Lawrence Esq, Treasurer for the Colony of Connecticut.

"Sir, This is your order to pay out of the Colony Money in hand to Noah Griswold of the 3rd Military Company in Windsor the sum of nineteen Pounds Eight Shillings in paper bills of the Colony it being on account of the Non commissioned officers and Soldiers of 3rd Company Training Twelve half days in conformity to the Laws of this Colony passed at New Haven in October last.

"Windsor June 5th 1775"