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State of Connecticut, 1782 Treasury Office "Continental Army" Payment

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Paper Money - United States Start Price:60.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 - 200.00 USD
State of Connecticut, 1782 Treasury Office  Continental Army  Payment
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170.00USD+ buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2022 Feb 23 @ 15:28UTC-5 : EST/CDT
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Hartford, Connecticut....., 1782. I/U Payment for 3 Pounds, 10 Shillings and 4 Pence for service in the Connecticut Line of the Continental Army, Issued to William Parker and signed by Peter Colt as Treasurer. Black text with black handwriting, blank back. Peter Colt (1744-1824) served as Connecticut State Treasurer from 1790 to 1794. His son, Roswell Lyman Colt (1779-1856) was an American businessman who made a fortune in the shipping industry, served for decades as governor of the Society for Establishing Useful Manufactures, and was an early railroad executive. Peter Colt's brother, Benjamin, was the grandfather of Samuel Colt, inventor and gun manufacturer.