Soldiers in the Continental Army served various lengths of time. The most common terms were three, six and eight months. This resolve seeked to improve the method of payment for men who served in 1780. It designated the way the payrolls were to be set up, and established the pay rate at forty shillings per calendar month. The number of days of service included one day for every twenty miles of distance between the place the soldier was discharged and his home. Once the payrolls were drawn up, the selectmen were to swear that they were done honestly and impartially. The secretary was directed to publish in the reports in the newspaper as a means of public notice.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. “Resolve by Massachusetts Senate on soldier’s pay article from The Independent Chronicle and the Universal Advertiser newspaper.” Independent Chronicle & The Universal Advertiser, November 1, 1781. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/l07-045/. Accessed on February 18, 2025.
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