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Revolutionary War Connecticut, 1778 Promissory Note Signed by Oliver Wolcott and Fenn Wadsworth

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Revolutionary War Connecticut, 1778 Promissory Note Signed by Oliver Wolcott and Fenn Wadsworth
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Hartford, Connecticut. September 7th, 1778. Promissory note to pay Charles Kellogg, Esq. the sum of 284 Pounds, 1 Shilling, and 5 Pence "and charge the State," signed by Pay-Table members Fenn Wadsworth, with Oliver Wolcott Jr.'s signature across, and issued to John Lawrence, Esq., Treasurer of Connecticut at bottom left. Oliver Wolcott Jr. (January 11, 1760 - June 1, 1833) was the second United States Secretary of the Treasury, a judge of the United States Circuit Court for the Second Circuit, and the 24th Governor of Connecticut. He was a member of the Pay-Table Committee for several years, and was a commissioner to settle claims of Connecticut against the United States from 1784 to 1788. In 1796, he was George and Martha Washington's intermediary in getting the Collector of Customs for Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Joseph Whipple, to capture and send an escaped slave, Oney (sometimes Ona) Judge, back to Mount Vernon. He was ultimately unsuccessful. When Wolcott died in 1833 in New York City, he was the last surviving cabinet member of the Washington administration. Fenn Wadsworth (1750/51-1785) was a brigade major to General James Wadsworth from 1776 to 1779. He fought in many battles during that time, but his failing health forced him to leave active service. Promissory Notes like this were issued by the State of Connecticut to help to finance the Revolutionary War. The Pay-Table (also known as the Committee of Four) managed Connecticut's military finances during the ongoing conflict. Fine condition for its age, and a fascinating document with signatures from important early Connecticut figures.