Archives International Auctions Auction 72 December 7, 2021 U.S., Chinese & Worldwide Banknotes, Scripophily, Coins, Colonial Fiscal Documents, and Security Printing Ephemera

Archives International Auctions - Sale 72 83 December 7, 2021 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com 502 502 Revolutionary War Connecticut, 1779 Promissory Note Signed by Oliver Wolcott Jr. and John Lawrence Hartford, Connecticut, 1779. Handwritten promissory note to pay 7 Pounds of lawful money and “charge the state,” dated April 9th, 1779. Signed by Pay-Table members James Church and John Chenward with Oliver Wolcott Jr’s distinctive signature across. Also signed by Connecticut Treasurer John Lawrence at bottom left. Promissory Notes like this were issued by the State of Connecticut to help finance the Revolutionary War. The Pay-Table (also known as the Committee of Four) managed Connecticut’s military finances during the ongoing conflict. John Chenward (1733-1805) was a Captain in the army and his signature appears on many documents from this period. Oliver Wolcott Jr. ( January 11, 1760 - June 1, 1833) 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. 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. In 1796, he was George and Martha Washington’s intermediary in getting the Collector of Customs for Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Joseph Whipple, to capture and send an escaped slave, Oney (sometimes Ona) Judge, back to Mount Vernon. He was ultimately unsuccessful. When Wolcott died in 1833 in New York City, he was the last surviving cabinet member of the Washington administration. 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. Fine-VF condition. ���������������������������� Est. $325-550 503 503 Revolutionary War Connecticut, 1783 Matching Promissory Note and Certificate Pair Hartford, Connecticut, 1783. Lot of 2 items, a Promissory Note and matching Certificate, both relaying payments owed to Timothy Hubbard, who served as a soldier for “three years in the Continental Army, under the command of Colonel Sherburne in Rhode Island and in Captain Abijah Savage’s Company and was then discharged.” One note is mostly type-set in black, with some black handwriting, issued October 10th, 1783 for the total of 8 Pounds, 15 Shillings, Fine-VF condition. Second note is entirely handwritten in black, certifying that Hubbard is owed money from the Pay Table for his service, no amount provided, Fine condition with some staining. 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. Colonel Henry Sherburne (1748 - 1824) was an officer in the Continental Army during the American Revolution. He commanded Sherburne’s Additional Continental Regiment from 1777 to 1781 and served as the General Treasurer of Rhode Island from 1792 to 1807. Abijah Savage (1744 - 1825) joined the militia surrounding Boston on May 1st, 1775. He was captured in Spencer’s Regiment for Quebec Expedition in December of 1775, and was a prisoner until January 1777, when he was released in a prisoner exchange. In March, he was appointed a Captain in Colonel Sherburne’s Regiment of the Continental Army. Eight letters from Captain Savage, all written during the war, are found in George Washington’s papers. Following the war, Abijah was an original member of the Society of the Cincinnati. In 1792, he received land on the Hocking River in Athens County, Ohio, in payment for his service. Rare pair of items related to military history during the American Revolution. (2) ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $375-550 504 504 State of Connecticut, 1780 Treasury Office “Continental Army” Payment Hartford, Connecticut, 1780. I/C payment for service in the Connecticut Line in the Continental Army, Issued to Mr. Rufus Fitch for the sum of £1, 2 Shillings, and 1 Pence, signed by John Lawrence as Treasurer of the State of Connecticut. Black text with black border, hole cancelled at center, with black handwriting on back accounting for interest and other details. John Lawrence (1719-1802) served as treasurer of the Connecticut colony, and later as the Connecticut State Treasurer from 1769 to 1789. During the Revolutionary War, Lawrence was commissioner of loans for the new nation. VF condition. ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $90-160 505 505 State of Connecticut, 1780-82TreasuryOffice “Continental Army” Payment Trio Hartford, Connecticut, 1780-82. Lot of 3 pieces, all are I/C payments for service in the Connecticut Line of the Continental Army, signed by John Lawrence as the Treasurer of the State of Connecticut. All have black text with black border, hole cancelled at center near red “Treasury” handwriting, and with black handwriting on the back of all three payments. John Lawrence (1719-1802) served as treasurer of the Connecticut colony, and later as the Connecticut State Treasurer from 1769 to 1789. During the Revolutionary War, Lawrence was commissioner of loans for the new nation. Fine condition with some signs of wear along margins and splitting along fold lines. (3) ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $220-375 506 506 State of Connecticut, 1781 Treasury Office Note for Loan Payable in Spanish Milled Dollars and One of the First Documents to Mention the “United States”. Hartford, Connecticut. February 1st, 1781. Issued Treasury Office Note for 121 Pounds, 6 Shillings, and 8 Pence “Lawful money” Issued to Horace Seymour. Black text and handwriting, POC at center, S/N 3320, CT- 20. Signed by John Lawrence as Treasurer, Interest paid endorsements on back. The loan was “payable in gold or silver coins...after cessation of hostilities between Great Britain and these United States.” Financing the Revolution laid a heavy burden upon each colony, especially those which balked at levying taxes. In order to meet immediate needs, such as wages, the colonies relied upon wealthy revolutionists, foreign loans, and taxes and gifts from abroad. Issuing notes, like these, was only a temporary solution. 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. Fine condition with some staining and toning. Rare loan document and one of the first ones issued mentioning the “United States.” �������������������������������������������� Est. $260-375