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State of Connecticut, 1781 Pay-Table Promissory Note Signed by Eleazer Wales and William Moseley

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State of Connecticut, 1781 Pay-Table Promissory Note Signed by Eleazer Wales and William Moseley
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Hartford, Connecticut, December 25th, 1781. Promissory Note Issued by the Pay-Table Office to the Newhaven Committee of Supplies for the sum of 5 Pounds. Signed by Pay-Table members William Moseley and Eleazer Wales. Also signed by Pay-Table member Jedediah (or Jedidiah) Huntington over black printed text and signatures. The Pay-Table (also known as the Committee of Four) managed Connecticut's military finances during the Revolutionary War. Financing the Revolution laid a heavy burden upon each colony, especially those which balked at levying taxes. In order to meet immediate needs, such as wages, the colonies relied upon wealthy revolutionists, foreign loans, and taxes and gifts from abroad. Issuing notes such as these was only a temporary solution. 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. William Moseley (1755-1824) later would serve in the Connecticut state senate. He was also the Director of the Hartford National Bank from 1797 to 1815. Eleazer Wales was another member of the Pay-Table whose signature appears on documents from the period. VF condition.