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Black Revolutionary War Soldiers Service Payment

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Black Revolutionary War Soldiers Service Payment
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Rare Black Revolutionary War Soldier’s Service Payment To “Crippen Archer” a Documented and Recorded Soldier

June 1, 1782-Dated Revolutionary War Period, Partially-Printed Document, Black Revolutionary War Soldier’s Service Payment, Hartford, Connecticut, Punch Cancel, Fine to Very Fine.

This is an original, 4” x 6” Document dated June 1, 1782, where Black Revolutionary War Soldier “Crippen Archer” has been paid as a soldier in the Continental Army. He was owed Three Pounds, Seven Shillings, this form being made out to his name. Various signatures on back are listing interest payments, and that of Crippen Archer himself, who actually signs with his “X” mark, along the reverse side edge.
This form is boldly printed in dark black with rich, clear brown ink manuscript portions and having huge bottom and right margins, the top partially trimmed. Interest payments noted on the otherwise blank reverse, showing the yearly Interest Paid in full from 1783, right through February 1, 1789. Also signed by John Lawrence as State Treasurer. “Crippen Archer” is a fully known and documented Revolutionary War Soldier. (Please see more of his history can be seen in our online version.) Black Revolutionary War Soldier’s related and signed documents are historic, very rare, valuable and considered to be highly desirable collectibles.

JEMIMA ROGERS, daughter of Adam Rogers2 (Adam1) and Amy Scovell b. August 1752, East Haddam; d. ca. 1837,probably Colchester ; m. 12 September 1774, Colchester, Crippen Archer son of Josiah Archer and Elizabeth Williams of Hebron CT, b. 28 October 1752, Hebron [75:2:142; 82:1:5]; d. 5 February 1836 "in the 84th year of his age,"
Jemima was the granddaughter of Black Adam Rogers and Katherine Rogers a white woman. Black Adam was almost always called "a mulatto" and without further evidence, the likely conclusion would be that he was the child of an Indian-black, white-Indian or black-white couple (it might even be argued that "mulatto" implies a black-white couple). Further evidence does exist, however: in 1722 a William Horsey of New London sued Adam for payment of a small debt. After losing in the county court, Adam appealed to the superior court, arguing the case should be dismissed because he had been summoned, tried and judged under the name "Black Adam."
In 1772 Jemima Rogers, noted as a "free mulatto" sold her portion of her father's estate . After her marriage to Crippen Archer they lived in Hebron on the Colchester town line in a house owned by Thomas Crouch ; by 1784 they had returned to Colchester . Crippen Archer received a pension for his Revolutionary War service as a private under the act of 1818 and later acts; he was a day laborer and owned no land. Jemima received a widow's pension in 1836
The Connecticut 1820 Pension List is a report of the names of the Revolutionary Pensioners which have been placed on the roll of Connecticut, under the law of the 18th of March, 1818, from the passage thereof to this day, inclusive, with the Rank they held, and the lines in which they served, viz.
Name Rank Line
Anderson, Thomas lieutenant Connecticut
Atwell, Oliver private Connecticut
Andrus, Jonathan private Connecticut
Abbe, Jonathan quarter master Connecticut
Allen, Gerge matross New York
Ambler, Stephen private Baldwin's Artillery Artificers
Allen, Ebenezer private Connecticut
Adams, Luke private Connecticut
Allen, John private Connecticut
Austin, Aaron captain Connecticut
Alling, Stephen 1st lieutenant New York
Archer, Crippen private Connecticut
Abell, Abel private Connecticut
Andruss, Theodore sergeant Connecticut
Alling, Abel p rivate Connecticut
Atwater, Holbrook private Baldwin's Artillery Artificers
Andrews, Amos private Connecticut
Allen, Othmiel private Connecticut
Abbott, Aaron private Connecticut
Ackley, Thomas corporal Connecticut.