Remarkable Revolutionary War Pay Voucher of Major Roger Alden, Survivor of 1777 winter at Valley Forge
Partially printed Revolutionary War Continental Army pay voucher | Not endorsed or cancelled | Voucher for Major Roger Alden. On January 1, 1777, Alden was commissioned as Lieutenant and Adjutant in Colonel Philip B. Bradley’s Fifth Connecticut Line. He fought at Germantown in October of that year, and spent the winter at Valley Forge. See Below. Signed by Peter Colt as Treasurer of Connecticut.
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Partially printed Revolutionary War Continental Army pay voucher for Major Roger Alden. On January 1, 1777, Alden was commissioned as Lieutenant and Adjutant in Colonel Philip B. Bradley’s Fifth Connecticut Line. He fought at Germantown in October of that year, and spent the winter at Valley Forge. He was promoted to Captain-Lieutenant in Colonel Zebulon Butler’s Second Connecticut Regiment on June 1, 1778, and to Captain on September 1, 1779. After that he served most of the time as Aide-de Camp, with the brevet rank of Major, to Brigadier General Jedediah Huntington, being formally appointed to the position on April 1, 1780. Signed by Peter Colt as Treasurer of Connecticut. Not or endorsed or cancelled.
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Weight 1lb.
Height 3"
Width 6"
Depth 1"
Weight 1lb.
Height 3"
Width 6"
Depth 1"
Artist / Maker Peter Colt
Date 18th Century
Kind Books, Maps, Documents and Manuscripts, Collectibles, Documents & Manuscripts, Ephemera, Memorabilia, Militaria
Medium Engraving
Origin American
Other Signed
Subject American Revolutionary War, Americana, Autographs, Battle Scene, Colonial America, Historical, Military, War
