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Continental Battalion, 1777 Promissory Note Issued to Samuel Mattocks for Enlisting his Company in t

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Autographs Start Price:130.00 USD Estimated At:240.00 - 375.00 USD
Continental Battalion, 1777 Promissory Note Issued to Samuel Mattocks for Enlisting his Company in t
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Hartford, Connecticut, March 14th, 1777. Fascinating piece of history, a promissory note dated March 14th, 1777, stating that pay is owed to Captain Samuel Mattocks for the sum of 560 Pounds for "inlisting his own Company, in the Continental Battalion to be commanded by John Chandler, Colonel" and to charge the state for payment. Signed by Ebenezer Williams as Committee member and Samuel Mattocks (December 30, 1739 - January 18, 1804), who was a Connecticut and Vermont Continental Army officer and political figure who served as Vermont State Treasurer during the state's early years. He was a member of the 8th Connecticut Regiment, commanding a company with the rank of Captain. The regiment took part in action throughout New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and Mattocks served until resigning in 1780, when he moved to Tinmouth, Vermont. Colonel John Chandler indeed commanded the 8th Connecticut Regiment (of which Mattocks was a member), but ended his command during the Valley Forge encampment when he resigned due to health issues. Chandler's sword is in the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia. VF condition, and a fascinating piece of history directly related to the Revolutionary War.