This is an original document dated February 26, 1777, Mansfield, Connecticut, where Jonathan Fenton states that he received from Uriah Hanks, one gunlock, double bridled of his own manufacturing and that he has paid for that gun lock...signed Jonathan Fenton. Document is 1.25 inches x 6, overall very good condition.

Uriah Hanks (1736 - 1809) Mansfield, Conn. Gun-lock maker to Committee of Safety. From June 10, 1776, made 87 double-bridled locks. In April, 1777, made 15 gun-locks. Payment recorded June, 1777.

Jonathan Fenton enlisted in the war of the Revolution in Captain John Shumway's company, Apr 3, 1779 for 2 years. Lived in Mansfield at the time (1779), but no account of his descendants in that town, perhaps he removed to Vermont with others of Captain Shumway's company..

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