Lot 138
[Siege of Boston] 1775 Payment Request for Treating Soldiers, Manuscript document signed by John Green M.D., 3¾ x 10¼ inches, dated during the Seige of Boston. Dr. Green has submitted a payment request for medical services done from July 24-28, 1775 for "the Soldiers in the Continental Army," specifically for Lt. Asa Morris, of Captain Manning's Company, Colonel Ward's Regiment. The Continental Army was slow to pay. Written on the verso on May 7, 1776, Justice of the Peace Daniel Henshaw certifies that Dr. John Green appeared before him and swore that "there is due to him from the province of the Massachusetts Bay the Sum of Seven Pounds Eight Shillings & five pence according to the within Account." Fold down center, else in overall fine shape.
Asa Morris was a volunteer in Capt. Nathaniel Marcy's company, in the march from Woodstock for the relief of Boston at the time of the Lexington alarm in April, 1775. He enlisted again May 1st, and was appointed 2d Lieut. of the 7th company - Capt. Ephraim Manning - in the 3d regiment, under the command of General Putnam, and was with him at the battle of Bunker Hill. Lieut. Asa Morris died while in the service on July 30, 1775, Dr. Green's treatment not having been successful. Dr. John Green (1736-1799) took a prominent part in Revolutionary proceedings; in 1780 he became one of the selectmen of Worcester, the only physician who ever held that office in Worcester. Daniel Henshaw (1701-1781) was a patriot too old for active service but provided a substitute. His four sons were all officers in the Revolutionary War.
Estimated Value $400 - 600
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