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State of Connecticut, Pay-Table Office, 1785-86, Tax Warrants, Lot of 3, Signed by Eleazer Wales

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Paper Money - United States Start Price:160.00 USD Estimated At:250.00 - 500.00 USD
State of Connecticut, Pay-Table Office, 1785-86, Tax Warrants, Lot of 3, Signed by Eleazer Wales
SOLD
190.00USD+ buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2023 Jul 18 @ 14:37UTC-4 : AST/EDT
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Connecticut, 1785-86. Lot of 3, I/C, Tax Warrants Issued to Benoni Conel (an enlisted solider) for £3; Andrew Kingsbury (Andrew Kingsbury (1759-1837) was a financier who served in the Revolutionary War as a private soldier, storekeeper, and then as clerk in the office of Ralph Pomeroy, Esq., Deputy Quartermaster-General. Kingsbury served in the Comptroller's Office until 1791. He was appointed Comptroller of Public Accounts, serving until 1793, when he was elected Treasurer of the State of Connecticut; Kingsbury remained in that office until 1818) for £5.4.2; and Lebanon Selectmen for £6.1. All have black print with black border and were all issued by the Connecticut Pay-Table and signed by Eleazer Wales. 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. Eleazer Wales was graduate of Yale and Presbyterian Minister who also later served as a Justice of the Peace in Hartford. He remained involved in state politics, acting as State Controller after the war. 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. All pieces are in VF-XF condition. (3). Sold "AS IS" no returns accepted.