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Revolutionary War Connecticut, 1778 Promissory Note Signed by Fenn Wadsworth and Jedediah Huntington

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Revolutionary War Connecticut, 1778 Promissory Note Signed by Fenn Wadsworth and Jedediah Huntington
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Hartford, Connecticut, 1778. Handwritten promissory note to pay Joshua Elderkin, Esq. the sum of 600 Pounds of lawful money and "charge the State," dated December 16th, 1778 in Hartford. Signed by Committee members Fenn Wadsworth and John Chenward, Connecticut Treasurer John Lawrence, as well as Jedediah Huntington. Promissory Notes like this were issued by the State of Connecticut to help finance the Revolutionary War. Military finances in the state of Connecticut were managed by the Pay-Table, which was also known as the Committee of Four, during the Revolutionary War. Jedediah (or Jedidiah) Huntington (4 August 1743 - 25 September 1818), was an American general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. After the war, he served in numerous civilian posts. 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. Fenn Wadsworth (1750/51-1785) was a brigade major to General James Wadsworth from 1776 to 1779. Wadsworth fought in many battles during that time, but his failing health forced him to leave active service. He was involved in Connecticut's early governance, shown by his membership to the Committee of Four in this document. VF condition for its age.