Archives International Auctions Auction 74 February 23, 2022 U.S., Chinese & Worldwide Banknotes, Scripophily, Colonial Banknotes, Colonial Fiscal Documents, Historic Ephemera and Security Printing Ephemera

Archives International Auctions - Sale 74 81 February 23, 2022 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com 454 454 State of Connecticut, 1782 Treasury Office “Continental Army” Payment Hartford, Connecticut....., 1782. I/U Payment for 3 Pounds, 10 Shillings and 4 Pence for service in the Connecticut Line of the Continental Army, Issued to William Parker and signed by Peter Colt as Treasurer. Black text with black handwriting, blank back. Peter Colt (1744-1824) served as Connecticut State Treasurer from 1790 to 1794. His son, Roswell Lyman Colt (1779-1856) was an American businessman who made a fortune in the shipping industry, served for decades as governor of the Society for Establishing Useful Manufactures, and was an early railroad executive. Peter Colt’s brother, Benjamin, was the grandfather of Samuel Colt, inventor and gun manufacturer. ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $100-200 455 455 State of Connecticut, 1782 Treasury Office “Continental Army” Payment Pair Connecticut, 1782. Pair of I/C payments for service in the Connecticut Line of the Continental Army, signed by John Lawrence as Connecticut Treasurer. Both have black text with black border, hole cancelled at center with red handwriting, and black handwriting on back. 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. Both are in Fine condition for their age. (2) ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $110-180 456 456 State of Connecticut, 1782 Treasury Office “Continental Army” Payment Signed by Peter Colt as Treasurer. Hartford, Connecticut, 1782. I/C Payment for 3 Pounds, 1 Shilling, and 6 Pence for Mr. James Treble, who served in the Connecticut Line of the Continental Army, Signed by Peter Colt as Treasurer of the State of Connecticut. Black text with black border, blank back. Peter Colt served as treasurer of the Connecticut colony and was Grandfather of Gun Maker Samuel Colt. ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $90-180 457 457 State of Connecticut, Pay-Table Office, 1782 Tax Pay Order Signed by Fenn Wadsworth and Jedediah Huntington Connecticut. February 18th, 1782. I/C Tax Pay Order issued by the Pay-Table Office in Hartford for 8 Pounds of “Lawful Silver Money,” Black text with black handwriting, Signed by Pay- Table Committee members William Moseley and Fenn Wadsworth, with Jedediah (or Jedidiah) Huntington’s signature across. The Pay-Table (also known as the Committee of Four) managed Connecticut’s military finances during the Revolutionary War. Its members rotated during the lengthy confrontation with England. Financing the Revolution laid a heavy burden upon each colony, and in order to meet immediate needs, such as wages, the colonies relied upon wealthy revolutionists, foreign loans, and taxes and gifts from abroad. 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, as shown by his membership to the Pay-Table Committee. WilliamMoseley (1755-1824) later would serve in the Connecticut state senate. Jedediah Huntington (4 August 1743 - 25 September 1818), was an American general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. After the war, he served in numerous civilian posts. Ralph Pomeroy, who was to receive the payment, was a paymaster in the Continental Army. He remained involved in state politics, acting as State Controller after the war. Ralph Pomeroy, who was to receive the payment, was a paymaster in the Continental Army. He remained involved in state politics, acting as State Controller after the war. VF condition with some toning. Rare piece of early American history. ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $80-160 458 458 State of Connecticut, Pay-Table Office, 1782 Tax Pay Order Signed by Oliver Wolcott Jr., Fenn Wadsworth, and Jedediah Huntington Connecticut. February, 1782. I/C Tax Pay Order issued by the Pay- Table Office in Hartford, 30 Shillings of “Lawful Silver Money,” Black text with black handwriting. Signed by Pay-Table Committee members Oliver Wolcott Junior and Fenn Wadsworth, with Jedediah (or Jedidiah) Huntington’s signature across. The Pay- Table (also known as the Committee of Four) managed Connecticut’s military finances during the Revolutionary War. Its members rotated during the lengthy confrontation with England. 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. 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, as shown by his membership to the Pay-Table Committee. Jedediah Huntington (4 August 1743 - 25 September 1818), was an American general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. After the war, he served in numerous civilian posts. Ralph Pomeroy, who was to receive the payment, was a paymaster in the Continental Army. He remained involved in state politics, acting as State Controller after the war. VF condition. Interesting piece of early American history. ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $100-200