1780's dated Pair of Documents - Revolutionary War Soldier Pay Order - American Revolution

Manuscript Document verifying a soldier's military service and a printed and written receipt of an order to pay him/her, both dated 1780-84. Sometimes to the widow or relative or guardian. Very Fine to Extremely Fine Condition. The PAIR RELATING TO THE SAME SOLDIER. Very Rare!!! Examples picked at random.

The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783) arose from escalating tensions between Great Britain and its thirteen North American colonies. Following the French and Indian War, the British government grappled with substantial debt and imposed taxes like the Stamp Act and Townshend Acts without colonial representation in Parliament. In response, colonists resisted through protests, boycotts, and violent clashes such as the Boston Massacre and Boston Tea Party. In April 1775, localized tensions escalated into open warfare at the Battles of Lexington and Concord. By July 1776, the Second Continental Congress formally severed ties with the British crown by issuing the Declaration of Independence.

General George Washington led the Continental Army through initial defeats but persevered with strategic victories at Trenton and Princeton. The turning point came at the Battle of Saratoga in 1777, which persuaded France to openly ally with the American rebels, providing essential naval and military support. The conflict shifted southward, culminating in the 1781 Siege of Yorktown, where American and French forces encircled the British army under Lord Cornwallis. Faced with a prolonged and costly global war, Great Britain ultimately signed the Treaty of Paris in 1783, officially recognizing the United States as an independent nation.