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State of Connecticut, Pay-Table Office, 1782 Tax Pay Order Signed by Oliver Wolcott Jr., Fenn Wadswo

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State of Connecticut, Pay-Table Office, 1782 Tax Pay Order Signed by Oliver Wolcott Jr., Fenn Wadswo
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Connecticut. February, 1782. I/C Tax Pay Order issued by the Pay-Table Office in Hartford, 30 Shillings of "Lawful Silver Money," Black text with black handwriting. Signed by Pay-Table Committee members Oliver Wolcott Junior and Fenn Wadsworth, with Jedediah (or Jedidiah) Huntington's signature across. The Pay-Table (also known as the Committee of Four) managed Connecticut's military finances during the Revolutionary War. Its members rotated during the lengthy confrontation with England. Oliver Wolcott Jr. (January 11, 1760 - June 1, 1833) was the second United States Secretary of the Treasury, a judge of the United States Circuit Court for the Second Circuit, and the 24th Governor of Connecticut. He was a member of the Pay-Table Committee for several years, and was a commissioner to settle claims of Connecticut against the United States from 1784 to 1788. In 1796, he was George and Martha Washington's intermediary in getting the Collector of Customs for Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Joseph Whipple, to capture and send an escaped slave, Oney (sometimes Ona) Judge, back to Mount Vernon. He was ultimately unsuccessful. When Wolcott died in 1833 in New York City, he was the last surviving cabinet member of the Washington administration. 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. Ralph Pomeroy, who was to receive the payment, was a paymaster in the Continental Army. He remained involved in state politics, acting as State Controller after the war. VF condition. Interesting piece of early American history.