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Revolutionary War Promissory Notes, 1778-79 Payment Warrant Pair Signed by Jedidiah Huntington, Revo

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Militaria Start Price:180.00 USD Estimated At:250.00 - 400.00 USD
Revolutionary War Promissory Notes, 1778-79 Payment Warrant Pair Signed by Jedidiah Huntington, Revo
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Hartford, Connecticut, 1778-79. Lot of 2 pieces, both handwritten promissory notes signed by Huntington to pay Joshua Elderkin, Esq, consisting of a 1778 document for 200 Pounds, and a 1779 document for 600 Pounds. Pen and black ink on paper, old fold lines. Both are signed by John Lawrence, Esq. and Treasurer of Connecticut, as well as Fenn Wadsworth, while the 1779 piece is also signed by James Church, both Committee members. Jedediah (or Jedidiah) Huntington (4 August 1743 Ð 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 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. He fought in many battles during that time, but his failing health forced him to leave active service. Wadsworth stayed in Connecticut's government, and was a member of the state's Pay-Table, which was responsible for military expenditures during the Revolutionary War. Promissory Notes like this issued by the State of Connecticut help to 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. Fascinating pair of documents that date from the nexus of the United States of America.