33. JOINING THE CONTINENTAL ARMY ON JULY 5, 1776 A fine, rare soldier's bond and commission, 1p. legal folio, [Connecticut], July 5, 1776, in which Elijah Beach offers his personal bond in the amount of 3,000 pounds in exchange for an appointment as Paymaster of his own company: "...now to be raised, to join the Continental Army in Canada..." A rare document, with a near "perfect" date! Toned at folds with two short tears thereat, else very good. $300-400