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 59 November 23, 2021 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com 320 320 Revolutionary War Connecticut, 1777 Promissory Note for Sickness & Losses in Service, Signed by Oliver Ellsworth Hartford, Connecticut, 1777. Promissory note to pay Lieutenant Daniel Lomis the sum of 16 Pounds, 3 Shillings, and 8 Pence for “Expenses of Sickness & Losses in his Company in Colonel Samuel Chapman’s Regiment of Militia to New York in 1776,” dated June 19th, 1777 in Hartford. Signed by Pay-Table members John Chenward and Oliver Ellsworth, and addressed to Connecticut Treasurer John Lawrence, Esq. at bottom left. Promissory Notes like this were issued by the State of Connecticut to help to finance the Revolutionary War. The Pay-Table (also known as the Committee of Four) managed Connecticut’s military finances during the ongoing conflict. 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. John Chenward (1733-1805) was a Captain in the army and his signature appears on many documents from this period. Most notable in the document is the ornate and distinctive signature of 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. In 1777, he became the state attorney for Hartford County, Connecticut and was selected as a delegate to the Continental Congress, serving during the remainder of the American Revolutionary War. He served as a state judge during the 1780s and was selected as a delegate to the 1787 Philadelphia Convention, which produced the United States Constitution. While at the convention, Ellsworth played a role in fashioning the Connecticut Compromise between the more populous states and the less populous states. He also served on the Committee of Detail, which prepared the first draft of the Constitution, but he left the convention before signing the document. His influence helped ensure that Connecticut ratified the Constitution, and he was elected as one of Connecticut’s inaugural pair of Senators, serving from 1789 to 1796. He was the chief author of the Judiciary Act of 1789, which shaped the federal judiciary of the United States and established the Supreme Court’s power to overturn state supreme court decisions that were contrary to the United States Constitution. Ellsworth served as a key Senate ally to Alexander Hamilton and aligned with the Federalist Party. He led the Senate passage of Hamiltonian proposals such as the Funding Act of 1790 and the Bank Bill of 1791. He also advocated in favor of the United States Bill of Rights and the Jay Treaty. In 1796, after the Senate rejected the nomination of John Rutledge to serve as Chief Justice, President George Washington nominated Ellsworth to the position. Ellsworth was unanimously confirmed by the Senate, and served until 1800, when he resigned due to poor health. He subsequently served on the Connecticut Governor’s Council until his death in 1807. Incredible condition for its age, and a fascinating piece of history which mentions a soldier in service in the ongoing conflict for Independence, and dated less than a year after the signing of the Declaration of Independence. ����������������������� Est. $325-650 321 321 Revolutionary War Connecticut, 1778 Promissory Note for Arms Destroyed by the Enemy Hartford, Connecticut. May 23rd, 1778. Handwritten Promissory Note to pay Peter Keith Jr. and John Elliot the sum of 5 Pounds and 15 Shillings “for their arms destroyed by the enemy & charge the state,” signed by Pay- Table Committee member Oliver Ellsworth, with Jedidiah Huntington’s signature across. Both Keith Jr. and Elliot were involved inmilitary action during 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. He was engaged in commercial pursuits with his father, was an active member of the Sons of Liberty, and of the Committee of Correspondence established at Norwich on 6 June 1774. He saw action at the Siege of Boston, and around May 20, 1775, Huntington traveled the 65 miles back to Norwich to put his affairs in order before returning to his command. While there, he arranged for his wife Faith and some of the other officer’s wives to travel back to Roxbury to join their husbands at the siege. On their way back, the axle of their carriage was broken in an accident on June 13 near Providence, RI, and their journey was delayed. They arrived back in Roxbury just in time to see the bloody aftermath of the Battle of Bunker Hill. The shock of seeing this, and the realization of the danger her family was in, caused Faith to start having bouts of serious depression. Despite the best efforts of the family she continued to deteriorate and hanged herself on November 24, 1775. Some historians consider Faith Huntington a casualty of the Revolutionary War who is not counted, highlighting the impact the conflict had on women at the time, and that many casualties of war occur off the battlefield. After the war, he served in numerous civilian posts. The Gen. Jedidiah Huntington House, in Norwichtown, survives and was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1970. He entertained many distinguished officers in his house, among whom were Lafayette, Steuben, and Pulaski. When Lauzun’s Legion was stationed at Lebanon during the winter of 1780/1, he invited that commander and his officers to a banquet. 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, great piece of military history from the Revolutionary War. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $300-450