One if by Land, Two if by Sea, Three if Deductible. Paul Revere submitted an expense account signed by John Hancock for travel expenses and horse rental for the first of his famous rides. He billed the Committee of Correspondence 14 pounds, two shillings for expenses on his Boston-New York trip to deliver the Committee’s account of the Boston Tea Party to the Son of Liberty.
Although Paul Revere was reimbursed for that trip, he often rode as a volunteer, paying his own expenses. In that spirit, many Americans work as volunteers for charitable organizations and receive neither compensation nor reimbursement of expenses.
This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.
To view this content, please continue to their sites.
Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.
For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]
