Archives International Auctions Auction 79 September 6, 2022 U.S., Chinese & Worldwide Banknotes, Scripophily, Colonial Banknotes, Colonial Fiscal Documents, Historic Ephemera and Security Printing Ephemera

Archives International Auctions - Sale 79 86 September 6, 2022 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com 443 443 Pennsylvania Colonial Currency Trio, October 1st, 1773 Signed by Samuel Miles and Owen Jones Jr. and Others. Pennsylvania, October 1st, 1773. Lot of 3 Issued banknotes, Includes: Eighteen Pence, P-S2540A, S/N 2193; 2 Shillings, P-S2540B, S/Ns 2258; and 2 Shillings and 6 Pence,P-S2540C, S/N 5649. All have predominantly black text with some red text, are in VG to Choice VG condition with toning and signs of wear. Two notes are signed by Samuel Miles. Other signatures in the lot includes Owen Jones Jr., among others. Samuel Miles (March 11, 1740 - December 29, 1805) was an American military officer and politician, as well as an influential businessman and politician, active in Pennsylvania before, during, and after the American Revolutionary War. He was the mayor of Philadelphia from 1790-1791. Owen Jones Jr. (1744-1825) was the son of Owen Jones (1711-1793) who was the last provincial treasurer of Pennsylvania before the Revolutionary War. The Jones family were prominent merchants in Philadelphia. All four notes are printed by Hall and Sellers, a Philadelphia printing company originally established by Benjamin Franklin. In 1743 Franklin hired David Hall (1714-77), a Scottish journeyman printer, and in 1748 made the latter a partner. The firm printed Pennsylvania Gazette, Franklin’s newspaper. In 1766 Franklin sold his share in the business to Hall, and later that same year Hall brought in the journeyman printer William Sellers as his new partner, establishing Hall and Sellers. The firm carried government contracts, including printing paper money. (3) ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $300-500 Connecticut 444 444 Revolutionary War Connecticut, 1779, £1000 Promissory Note Signed by OliverWolcott, Jr. Hartford, Connecticut, 1779. Promissory note to pay Chauncey Whittelsey £1000 high denomination note and “charge the state” dated February 2nd, 1779. Signed by Committee members James Church, Fenn Wadsworth, and also signed by Oliver Wolcott Jr. who was an American politician and judge. He 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; 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. $150-300 445 445 Revolutionary War Promissory Note, 1779 Payment Warrant Signed by Oliver Wolcott, Jr. and by James Church and Fenn Wadsworth 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 Committee members James Church, FennWadsworth, and also signed by Oliver Wolcott Jr. who was an American politician and judge. He 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; 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