Archives International Auctions Auction 101 April 23, 2025

Archives International Auctions - Sale 101 62 April 23, 2025 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com 299 299 CT. Connecticut Pay-Table Office, 1785 Tax Warrant Pair Hartford, Connecticut, 1785. Lot of 2 Tax Pay Orders Issued by the Pay-Table Office, Black print with black handwriting and signatures, One issued to General Roger Newberry for 9 Shillings 11 Pence; the other to the Honorable Joseph P. Cooke for 10 Pounds. Both have signatures from early Connecticut figure Oliver Wolcott Jr. (1760-1833), who 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. Both are in VF condition. Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. (2) ����������������������������������������������������� Est. $130-260 300 300 CT. Connecticut Pay-Table Office, 1785 and 1786 TaxWarrant Pair Hartford, Connecticut, 1785 and 1786. Lot of 2 Tax Pay Orders Issued by the Pay- Table Office. Black print with black handwriting and signatures, Both issued to Eleazer Wales and to be paid “out of the Taxes appropriated for the Payment of the Civil List and charge the state.” Both are signed by Oliver Wolcott Jr (1760-1833), 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. Both are in VF-XF condition. Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. (2) ���������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $130-260 301 301 CT. Connecticut Treasury Office, 1781 Treasury Office Note for Loan with first Reference to the “United States”. Hartford, Connecticut, 1781. 24 Pounds 5 Shillings “Lawful Money” I/C Treasury Office Note issued by the Connecticut Treasury Office, to be repaid to David Warner of Saybrook at the rate of 6%. Black print and handwriting, S/N 3165, Cancelled at center. Signed by John Lawrence as Treasurer. John Lawrence (1719-1802) served as treasurer of the Connecticut colony, and later as the Connecticut State Treasurer from 1769 to 1789, spanning the crucial period of colonial rule, through the American revolution, and into the early years of the United States. During the Revolutionary War, Lawrence was commissioner of loans for the new nation. VF condition with small piece missing from top margin. Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted.