78 Comptroller’s Office, 1793 Early Yale College Related
Warrant.
Feby 14th, 1794, No.25, to be paid Erastus Wolcott, as
Executor. The note contains the following wording: “an Act for
enlarging the Powers and increasing the Funds of Yale<College”
then a divinity school. XF with one light vertical fold through middle.
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EST. $859125
79 Treasury Office 178091790 Quartet of Colonial Fiscal Items.
Hartford, Connecticut, Lot of 4 items, Includes 1780, “For Payment
of the Connecticut Line” Warrants (2), both signed by Peter Colt,
both AU; 17xx, Treasury Office Receipt…..in full of my Debenture for
attending the General Assembly in their Session, unissued; and,
1790 certificate for the Lodging of Notes, signed by Peter Colt and
Huntington, XF<AU.
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EST. $1209240
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79
Maryland
80 Letter Requesting Payment
Chester Town, August, 1792, Signed
by Joseph Williams, asking the second time for funds to pay the
troops under his command. In his hand, and condition fine.
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EST. $50975
81 Colonial Banknote, 1774, Maryland.
For “Two Thirds of a
Dollar..payable in London, passed by the Assembly, Tenth day of
April, Annapolis, 1774.” Also, “Financial History of Colonial
Maryland” ANA 1962.
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EST. $1259200
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82 Principio Company 1769 Colonial Bill of Exchange.
Kingsbury Furnace, Maryland. 1769. 180 Pounds Stg, 1st of Exchange, for the account of North East
Forge. William Russell, one of the founders of this early Colonial Maryland iron company is listed on the front of the exchange. Endorsed and signed on the
back by W. Baxter, G. Russell and others. VF+ condition. Serial # 34. The Principio Company formed as a joint stock company in 1720 to take advantage of new
laws passed in Maryland to encourage the early iron industry. By 1729, one of the partners was Augustine Washington, father of George Washington. In 1735,
the Principio Company established a refining forge at North East to expand processing capacity which this bill of exchange refers to. The Principio Forge dete<
riorated, and in spite of repairs in 1772, it was no longer in operation by 1776. Historic Maryland Iron Company Bill of Exchange.
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EST. $50091000
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