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Revolutionary War Connecticut, 1779 Promissory Note Signed by Fenn Wadsworth and Jedediah Huntington

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Revolutionary War Connecticut, 1779 Promissory Note Signed by Fenn Wadsworth and Jedediah Huntington
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Connecticut, 1779. Handwritten promissory note issued to George Don Jr. for the sum of 19 Pounds and 7 Shillings, signed by Pay-Table members John Chenward and Fenn Wadsworth, with Jedediah (or Jedidiah) Huntington's signature across. Also signed by Connecticut Treasurer John Lawrence at bottom left corner. The Pay-Table (also known as the Committee of Four) managed Connecticut's military finances during the Revolutionary War. Promissory Notes like this were issued by the State of Connecticut to help finance the Revolutionary War. John Chenward (1733-1805) was a Captain in the army and his signature appears on many documents from this period. 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. Wadsworth stayed in Connecticut's government, as shown by his membership to the Pay-Table Committee. Jedediah 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. VF condition with some toning.