| Index Entry | Drum majors, in Continental Army, pay established |
| Location | Philadelphia |
| Citation | NM.776.007a 2 Sep 1776:21 (942) Pay of a Battalion in the Continental service. . . [Lists all ranks, Colonel through lower ranks, including] Corporal, Drummer, and fifer, each 7 1-3 dollars per calendar month. [In the artillery, all ranks from captain through lower ranks, including] Drum-Major, 8 1-5 dollars per calendar month; Fife Major, 8 1-3 dollars per calendar month. |
| Generic Title | Newport Mercury |
| Date | 1776.09.02 |
| Publisher | Southwick, Solomon |
| City, State | Newport, RI |
| Year | 1776 |
| Bibliography | B0032561 |