Getting Paid
Serving the State of Maryland
As a Marylander in the German Regiment, Samuel Gerock received his pay from Maryland’s government. After leaving the German Regiment in May 1777, he remained in the service of the state. Maryland, like each of the states and the Continental Congress, struggled to fulfill their financial obligations. In this document, the pay owed to Gerock is measured against what he actually received from Maryland for his service.
Depreciation
Maryland
ca. 1778
Paper, Ink
Museum of the American Revolution, Gift of Nanette Reid Osborne and Dr. Robert Kent Reid, children of Virginia Gerock Reid
The State of Maryland raised thousands of troops for the Revolutionary cause. While no major battles were fought in the state, politically, economically, and militarily, Maryland became a key part of the Revolution’s success.
Soldiers who joined the army organized by the Continental Congress, were known as “Continentals.” State Troops were those units organized by individual states for a standing defense force (unlike the militia, which had to be called out as needed).