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Revolutionary War Connecticut, 1783 Matching Promissory Note and Certificate Pair

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Militaria Start Price:250.00 USD Estimated At:375.00 - 550.00 USD
Revolutionary War Connecticut, 1783 Matching Promissory Note and Certificate Pair
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This item SOLD at 2021 Dec 07 @ 15:54UTC-5 : EST/CDT
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Hartford, Connecticut, 1783. Lot of 2 items, a Promissory Note and matching Certificate, both relaying payments owed to Timothy Hubbard, who served as a soldier for "three years in the Continental Army, under the command of Colonel Sherburne in Rhode Island and in Captain Abijah Savage's Company and was then discharged." One note is mostly type-set in black, with some black handwriting, issued October 10th, 1783 for the total of 8 Pounds, 15 Shillings, Fine-VF condition. Second note is entirely handwritten in black, certifying that Hubbard is owed money from the Pay Table for his service, no amount provided, Fine condition with some staining. 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. Colonel Henry Sherburne (1748 - 1824) was an officer in the Continental Army during the American Revolution. He commanded Sherburne's Additional Continental Regiment from 1777 to 1781 and served as the General Treasurer of Rhode Island from 1792 to 1807. Abijah Savage (1744 - 1825) joined the militia surrounding Boston on May 1st, 1775. He was captured in Spencer's Regiment for Quebec Expedition in December of 1775, and was a prisoner until January 1777, when he was released in a prisoner exchange. In March, he was appointed a Captain in Colonel SherburneÕs Regiment of the Continental Army. Eight letters from Captain Savage, all written during the war, are found in George WashingtonÕs papers. Following the war, Abijah was an original member of the Society of the Cincinnati. In 1792, he received land on the Hocking River in Athens County, Ohio, in payment for his service. Rare pair of items related to military history during the American Revolution. (2)