Archives International Auctions Auction 82 January 24th, 2023

Archives International Auctions - Sale 82 82 January 24, 2023 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com 430 430 RevolutionaryWar Connecticut, 1781 Promissory Note Signed by Oliver Wolcott Jr. and Fenn Wadsworth Connecticut, 1781. Handwritten promissory note to pay Hezekiah Wyllys (spelling may differ) the sum of 21 Pounds and 1 Shilling in “Bills of this State - and charge the State,” dated September 20th, 1781. Signed by Pay-Table members Eleazer Wales and Fenn Wadsworth, with Oliver Wolcott Jr.’s distinctive signature over top, 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. 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. 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, NewHampshire, JosephWhipple, 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. VF condition. Fascinating piece of early American history which bears the name of several important figures. ����������������� Est. $120-240 U.S. Colonial New York Banknotes & Fiscal Documents New York 431 431 New York, 1784 Issued Handwritten Receipt Payable in New Jersey State Notes. New York, July 29th, 1784. Handwritten document stating that Isaac Blanek (last name spelling may differ) has received various sums of money payable in New Jersey State notes, from James L. Bogert (possibly Bogart), outlined in text and as a sum at left. VF condition, especially for age, with foxing. Interesting watermark at bottom center. Rare. ����������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $100-200 432 432 John and George Suffern, June 1, 1790 Handwritten Partnership Balance Document From the Namesake of Suffern County, New York New York. 1790, (Likely completed in New York). Handwritten Document Certifying that the partnership between George and John Suffern has “settled and stated all the stock in every Respect and Settled and Balanced their account in every Respect from the Commencement of the Co partnership and there remains a Balance due George Suffern to make good his stock.” The sum owed is outlined in the text, stating that John Suffern was “indebted to the partnership for good [sic] taken at the time of dissolving the partnership.” Signed by George Suffern at bottom right and witnessed by Johannes Smet. VF condition, especially 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. ����������������������� Est. $250-450