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Archives International Auctions - Sale 70 74 September 22, 2021 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com 404 404 Revolutionary War Promissory Note, 1779 Payment Warrant Signed by Jedidiah Huntington, Revolutionary War General and by James Church and FennWadsworth Hartford, Connecticut, 1779. Rare high denomination, Handwritten promissory note to pay Mr. John Chenward 750 Pounds of lawful money and “charge the State Pay Table Office” on My 11th, 1779. Signed by Committee members James Church, Fenn Wadsworth, and Connecticut Treasurer John Lawrence and also Jedediah (or Jedidiah) Huntington (4 August 1743 – 25 September 1818), an American general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. After the war, he served in numerous civilian posts. Promissory Notes like this were issued by the State of Connecticut help to finance the Revolutionary War. Military finances in the state of Connecticut were managed by the Pay-Table which was also known as the Committee of Four during the Revolutionary War. 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. 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, and was a member of the state’s Pay-Table. VF condition for its age. ����������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $200-350 405 405 Revolutionary War Promissory Note, 1779 Payment Warrant Signed by Jedidiah Huntington, Revolutionary War General and by James Church and FennWadsworth Hartford, Connecticut, 1779. Handwritten promissory note to pay Selectmen Middletown 325 Pounds, 11 Shillings and 10 Pence and “charge the state” dated April 10th, 1779. Signed by Jedediah (or Jedidiah) Huntington (4 August 1743 – 25 September 1818), an American general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. After the war, he served in numerous civilian posts. Also signed by Committee members James Church and Fenn Wadsworth and Connecticut Treasurer John Lawrence. Promissory Notes like this issued by the State of Connecticut help to finance the Revolutionary War. Military finances in the state of Connecticut were managed by the Pay-Table which was also known as the Committee of Four during the Revolutionary War. 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. 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, and was a member of the state’s Pay-Table. VF condition for its age. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $150-300