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Revolutionary War Connecticut, 1778 Handwritten Promissory Note

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Paper Money - United States Start Price:80.00 USD Estimated At:160.00 - 300.00 USD
Revolutionary War Connecticut, 1778 Handwritten Promissory Note
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Connecticut. May 19th, 1778. Handwritten Promissory Note for 5 Pounds, to be paid to Elijah Cowles. Black handwriting, signed by John Chenward as Committee member and by John Lawrence as Treasurer of Connecticut. Fine condition with an interesting "G.R." watermark at top center. This watermark refers to King George III (George Rex), who was the King of Great Britain and Ireland at the time of this note. Promissory Notes like this were issued by the State of Connecticut to help to finance the Revolutionary War. John Chenward (1733-1805) was a Captain in the army and his signature appears on many documents from this period. John Lawrence (1719-1802) served as treasurer of the Connecticut colony, and later as the Connecticut State Treasurer from 1769 to 1789, spanning the crucial period of colonial rule, through the American revolution, and into the early years of the United States. During the Revolutionary War, Lawrence was commissioner of loans for the new nation. VF condition.