Archives International Auctions Auction 71 November 23, 2021 U.S. & Worldwide Banknotes, Scripophily, Security Printing Ephemera, and Historic Financial Ephemera

Archives International Auctions - Sale 71 58 November 23, 2021 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com COLONIAL CONNECTICUT & EARLY U.S. FISCAL DOCUMENTS Connecticut 318 318 Continental Battalion, 1777 Promissory Note Issued to Eliphalet Holmes, a Minuteman, for Enlisting his Company Hartford, Connecticut. January 23rd, 1777. Fantastic piece of history, a promissory note issued to Captain Eliphalet Holmes for the sum of 500 Pounds to pay out for “inlisting his own Company, in the Continental Battalion to be commanded by Jedediah Huntington, Colonel” and charging the State. Signed by Committee Pay-Table member Oliver Ellsworth. Eliphalet Holmes was a Minuteman, serving in the Revolutionary War. Jedediah (or Jedidiah) Huntington (4 August 1743 - 25 September 1818), was an American general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Jedediah (or Jedidiah) Huntington (4 August 1743 – 25 September 1818), was an American general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, seeing action in Siege of Boston. After the Revolution, he was one of the first members of the board of foreign missions, and a zealous supporter of charitable institutions. He was an original member of the Society of the Cincinnati. President George Washington appointed Huntington to be the customs house collector for the coastal area from the Connecticut River to Rhode Island. He held this post, living in New London, until his death in 1818. Oliver Ellsworth (1745-1807), an American lawyer, judge, politician, and diplomat. He was a framer of the United States Constitution, a United States Senator from Connecticut, and the third Chief Justice of the United States. Fine condition with some toning, still in great condition for its age. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $200-400 Historic financial document issued to and signed by well known Colonial Spy, Eli Leavenworth 319 319 Continental Battalion, 1777 Promissory Note Issued to Spy, Captain Eli Leavenworth Hartford, Connecticut. 14th March, 1777. Fascinating piece of history related to espionage in the Revolutionary War. Promissory note issued to Eli Leavenworth for 360 Pounds to “pay out (as the additional Encouragement of Ten Pounds granted by this State) for inlisting his own Company, in the Continental Battalion, to be commanded by William Douglas, Colonel.” Signed by Committee Pay-Table members Ebenezer Williams and Oliver Ellsworth. Eli Leavenworth (1748 - 1819) of New Haven served as a captain of the 7th Connecticut Regiment from 6 July to 10 Dec. 1775 and as a captain of the 19th Continental Regiment throughout 1776 before becoming a captain of the 6th Connecticut Regiment in January 1777. In November 1778 he was promoted to Major, with the appointment retroactive to 18 Sept. 1777. Leavenworth was a Spy Intelligence Officer, who had active intelligence operations conducted on Long Island, New York, and was known to have served with distinction in this position. His role during the Revolutionary War was to track spies within the Patriots, as well as keep tabs on enemy movements. This note provided an additional sum to Leavenworth for enlisting a company to be commanded by William Douglas. William Douglas ( January 17, 1742 - May 28, 1777) was an American military officer who led regiments from Connecticut during the American Revolutionary War. He privately acknowledged in letters to his wife that his troops were often ill-equipped for battle, writing at one point that they “give me much fatigue and trouble.” During the landing of British troops at Kips Bay in New York City on September 15, 1776, Douglas’ troops retreated wildly in the face of the British attack. General George Washington, encountering the retreating troops, reacted angrily by flogging some of Douglas’ troops with his riding cane and declaring: “Are these the men with whom I am to defend America?” Rare and fascinating piece of history directly related to espionage during the Revolutionary War. Fine condition for its age with slight toning. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $1000-1500