Archives International Auctions Auction 86 July 18, 2023

Archives International Auctions - Sale 86 59 July 18 2023 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com 288 288 State of Connecticut, Pay-Table Office, 1783-84, Tax Warrants, Lot of 2 ,Signed by Eleazer Wales and Oliver Wolcott Connecticut, 1783-84. Lot of 2, I/C Tax Warrants issued to Mr. William Seymour (Seymour was a Lieutenant in the 5th Conn. Regt. and served in the New York Campaign. He had command of guard over Burgoyne. The family possess saddle and pistol presented to him by the General, in recognition of courteous treatment) for £11 and to Richard Finney for £5, Both were issued by the Pay-Table Office of Connecticut. The Pay-Table (also known as the Committee of Four) managed Connecticut’s military finances during the Revolutionary War. 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 such as these was only a temporary solution. Eleazer Wales was graduate of Yale and Presbyterian Minister who also later served as a Justice of the Peace in Hartford. He remained involved in state politics, acting as State Controller after the war. 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. When Wolcott died in 1833 in New York City, he was the last surviving cabinet member of the Washington administration. Both are in VF-XF condition. (2). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. ���������������������������������������������������� Est. $120-240 289 289 State of Connecticut, Pay-TableOffice, 1787, TaxWarrant, Signed by William Moseley and Eleazer Wales Hartford, Connecticut, May 16, 1787. I/C, Tax Warrants, with lettering in ornate black border, ITASB Olive Wolcott by the Pay-Table Office in Hartford for £1 & 6 Pence, Black text with black handwriting, signed by Eleazer Wales with William Moseley’s signature on top. The Pay-Table (also known as the Committee of Four) managed Connecticut’s military finances during the Revolutionary War. 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 such as these was only a temporary solution. 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 MarthaWashington’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. William Moseley (1755-1824) later would serve in the Connecticut state senate, while Eleazer Wales was another member of the Pay-Table. Ralph Pomeroy, who was to receive the payment, was a paymaster in the Continental Army. Eleazer Wales was graduate of Yale and Presbyterian Minister who also later served as a Justice of the Peace in Hartford. He remained involved in state politics, acting as State Controller after the war. VF-XF condition. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $60-120 290 290 State of Connecticut, Pay-Table Office, 1785-87, Tax Warrants, Lot of 3, Certificates, Signed by William Moseley, Eleazer Wales, and Oliver Wolcott Hartford, Connecticut, 1785-87. Lot of 3, I/C, Tax Warrants, all with lettering in ornate black border, one is ITASB Elazar Wales Esq. & two are ITASB Stephen Mix Mitchell by the Pay-Table Office in Hartford. Issued for £125; £10; and £0..11 Shillings, Black on black border, 2 are Signed by William Moseley, Eleazer Wales, and Oliver Wolcott and one is signed by Oliver Wolcott and Moseley. The Pay- Table (also known as the Committee of Four) managed Connecticut’s military finances during the ongoing conflict. Stephen Mix Mitchell (December 9, 1743 – died September 30, 1835) was an American lawyer, jurist, and statesman fromWethersfield, Connecticut. He represented Connecticut in the Continental Congress and the U.S. Senate and was chief justice of the state’s Supreme Court. 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. 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. When Wolcott died in 1833 in New York City, he was the last surviving cabinet member of the Washington administration. William Moseley (1755-1824) later would serve in the Connecticut state senate, while Eleazer Wales was another member of the Pay-Table. Eleazer Wales was graduate of Yale and Presbyterian Minister who also later served as a Justice of the Peace in Hartford. VF condition. Fascinating piece of history from the Revolutionary War. ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $250-500