| Index Entry | Drum major, in Continental army, pay established |
| Location | Philadelphia |
| Citation | NYM(G.776.064 19 Aug 1776:21 (1297) Pay of a battalion in the Continental service. Colonel, 50 dollars per kalendar month. [Pay for officers, surgeon, mate, chaplain listed] Corporal, drummer, and fifer, each 7 1-3; private 6 2 3. . . ; Artillery. . . [Officers] Drum- Major, 8 1-3; Fife-Major, 8 1-3; Regimental Paymaster, 26 2- 3. |
| Generic Title | New York Mercury (Gaine) |
| Date | 1776.08.19 |
| Publisher | Gaine, Hugh |
| City, State | New York, NY |
| Year | 1776 |
| Bibliography | B0030365 |