Archives International Auctions Auction 80 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2022: Lots 1 to 826 in 2 SESSIONS

Archives International Auctions - Sale 80 94 October 25, 2022 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com 510 510 Revolutionary War Promissory Note, Connecticut 1779, Signed by Fenn Wadsworth Connecticut, 1779. Handwritten promissory note to pay Chauncey Whittelsey 500 Pounds and “charge the state” dated February 2nd, 1779. Signed by Committee of the Pay-Table members John Chenward and Fenn Wadsworth, and Connecticut Treasurer John Lawrence. Promissory Notes like this were issued by the State of Connecticut help to finance the Revolutionary War. Military finances in the state of Connecticut were managed by the Pay-Table, which was also known as the Committee of Four during the Revolutionary War. Chauncey Whittelsey (likely 1746- 1812, but could be his father with the same name, who lived from 1717-1787 and was also active during the war) was appointed by the state to be the active purchasing clothier during the Revolutionary War. In May of 1782 Whittelsey was appointed quartermaster- general of the militia, and his name appears in many records of the time. 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, as shown by his membership to the Pay-Table Committee. Fascinating piece of early American history. VF condition for its age. ����������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $130-260 New Jersey 511 511 Early Land Deed from Morris Town, New Jersey, 1796 Morristown, New Jersey, 1796. Issued Land Deed from “Morris Town” New Jersey, between Caleb Russell, his wife Lucretia and CaptainDaniel Phoenix. Phoenix purchased the plot of land from the Russell’s for the sum of $187.50. Black typeset printing and black handwriting. The handwriting at center outlines the parcel of land purchased by Phoenix, stating that the land is near the “south east corner of the place or spot of ground where the Old Presbyterian [sic] meeting house lately stood on Morris Town Green.” The document is signed by Henry P. Russell, Caleb Russell, and Lucretia Russell, as well as Samuel Tuthill at the bottom. On the back, Samuel Tuthill, Esquire, asserts that Caleb and Lucretia appeared before him and he acknowledges the document’s legal veracity, also with his signature underneath. Henry P. Russell was a printer, while Caleb Russell was the Morris County Clerk at the time of this document, serving from 1787 to 1805. Daniel Phoenix, who received the parcel of land, was likely either Daniel Phoenix (1737-1812) who was the Treasurer of New York City, or his nephew Daniel Phoenix, Jr. (1761-1828), who was a prosperous merchant, civil leader, and militia officer who resided in Morristown, New Jersey for most of his life. Morristown is the county seat of Morris County, New Jersey, and was a critical location during the American Revolutionary War. VF condition for age with toning and foxing. Interesting historical piece. ���������������������������������������������� Est. $200-350 New York 512 512 Colonial New York, 1784, Handwritten Receipt Mentioning John Suffern and New Emission Money New York, 1784. Handwritten Payment Receipt Issued to John M. Vickar (or Vickers, spelling varies from front to back), received of John Suffern, the sum of 173 Pounds, 10 Shillings, and 8 Pence “in a Loan Office Certificate & New Emission Money, which is in full of all Demands with the Estate of the late Arch. M. Vickar Deceas’d.” Signed by John M. Vickar’s signature at center right. Fine-VF condition with some toning and few ink stains, still in great condition for its age. The village of Suffern was founded in 1796. John Suffern, first Rockland County judge, 1798-1806, settled near the base of the Ramapo Mountains in 1773, and called the place New Antrim, after his home in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. New Antrim’s location was considered strategically important in the Revolutionary War because it was at an important crossroads near Ramapo Pass. General George Washington and other important military leaders used John Suffern’s home as headquarters when they were in the area. The White Marsh mentioned in this piece may be related to the Battle of White Marsh (or Battle of Edge Hill), which was a battle of the Philadelphia campaign of the American Revolutionary War fought December 5-8, 1777, in the area surrounding Whitemarsh Township, Pennsylvania. The battle, which took the form of a series of skirmish actions, was the last major engagement of 1777 between British and American forces. ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $220-375 513 513 Handwritten 1800 dated Letter from William S. Smith, who was Married to the Daughter of John Adams, to Elias B. Dayton About A Fire that took place at the 11th Regiment. New York. 1800. Handwritten note addressed to Elias B. Dayton, Esq. and written by William S. Smith, discussing news to be delivered to Lieutenant Colonel Ogden regarding a fire that took place in the 11th Regiment. Signed by William Smith at bottom right. William Stephens Smith (November 8, 1755 - June 10, 1816) was a United States Representative from New York. He married Abigail “Nabby” Adams, the daughter of President John Adams, and so was a brother-in-law of President John Quincy Adams and an uncle of Charles Francis Adams Sr. Rare pair which mentions significant figures in early American history. Elias Bayley Dayton (1764-1846) was the son of Elias Dayton, a New Jersey merchant and soldier who served as captain and colonel of the local militia and in 1783 rose to become a brigadier general during the American Revolutionary War. Afterward, he became the Mayor of Elizabethtown, New Jersey as well as served in the New Jersey General Assembly. His brother, Jonathan Dayton was the youngest signatory of the U.S. Constitution. Fascinating piece of history related to early American figures. ������� Est. $120-240