1780-1783 dated Revolutionary War "Committees of the State and of the Army" Document - Connecticut - American Revolutionary War

Document ordering payment to a soldier for service in the Revolutionary War, dated 1780-83 “being the balance due” in 1780-1782 “as stated by the Committees of the State and of the Army.” Extremely Fine Condition. Rare!!!

The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), often called the American War of Independence or the Revolutionary War, began when representatives from the thirteen American colonies came together in Congress to oppose Great Britain's taxation policies and the lack of representation for the colonies. Since their establishment in the 1600s, the colonies had enjoyed a considerable degree of self-governance. However, the financial burden resulting from Britain’s victory in the French and Indian War (1754–1763) and the Seven Years' War (1756–1763) left the British government in a difficult financial situation. This prompted efforts to compel the colonies to contribute to their own defense, which faced strong resistance. The introduction of the Stamp Act and the Townshend Acts fueled colonial dissent and unrest, leading to significant events such as the Boston Massacre in 1770 and the Boston Tea Party in 1773.

In response to the imposition of the Intolerable Acts on Massachusetts, twelve colonies convened the First Continental Congress to draft a petition to the King and organize a boycott of British goods. Hostilities began on April 19, 1775, when the British garrison in Boston faced harassment from the Massachusetts militia at Lexington and Concord after colonial powder stores were destroyed. In June, the Second Continental Congress appointed George Washington to establish a Continental Army and oversee the siege of Boston. The Patriots submitted their Olive Branch Petition to the King and Parliament, both of which rejected it. In retaliation, they launched an invasion of British Quebec, but this effort was ultimately unsuccessful. In July 1776, Congress unanimously adopted the Declaration of Independence. The prospect of a swift resolution was encouraged by American sympathizers within Parliament who opposed Lord North's coercive policies in the colonies.