Archives International Auctions Auction 86 July 18, 2023

Archives International Auctions - Sale 86 61 July 18 2023 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com 294 294 State of Connecticut, Pay-Table Office, 1785-86, Tax Warrants, Lot of 3, Signed by Eleazer Wales Connecticut, 1785-86. Lot of 3, I/C, Tax Warrants Issued to Benoni Conel (an enlisted solider) for £3; Andrew Kingsbury (Andrew Kingsbury (1759-1837) was a financier who served in the Revolutionary War as a private soldier, storekeeper, and then as clerk in the office of Ralph Pomeroy, Esq., Deputy Quartermaster-General. Kingsbury served in the Comptroller’s Office until 1791. He was appointed Comptroller of Public Accounts, serving until 1793, when he was elected Treasurer of the State of Connecticut; Kingsbury remained in that office until 1818) for £5.4.2; and Lebanon Selectmen for £6.1. All have black print with black border and were all issued by the Connecticut Pay-Table and signed by Eleazer Wales. 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. All pieces are in VF-XF condition. (3). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. �������������� Est. $250-500 295 295 State of Connecticut, Pay-Table Office, 1785-86, Tax Warrants, Lot of 3, Signed by EleazerWales and OliverWolcott Jr. Connecticut, 1785-86. Lot of 3, I/C, Tax Warrants Issued to Lothrop Davis for £3; William S. Johnson (William Samuel Johnson (October 7, 1727 – November 14, 1819) was an American Founding Father and statesman. Before the Revolutionary War, he had served as a militia lieutenant before being relieved after his rejection of his election to the First Continental Congress for opposing American independence. He was notable for signing the United States Constitution, representing Connecticut in the United States Senate, and serving as the third president of Columbia University (then known as Columbia College) for £155 for the “Civil List”; Stephen Mix Mitchell (Stephen Mix Mitchell (December 9, 1743 – died September 30, 1835) was an American lawyer, jurist, and statesman from Wethersfield, Connecticut. He represented Connecticut in the Continental Congress and the U.S. Senate and was chief justice of the state’s Supreme Court) for £10 for the “Civil List.” Items were all signed by Eleazer Wales who 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 and signed by 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. Pieces are in VF-XF condition. (3). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. ���������������������������������������������������� Est. $250-500 296 296 State of Connecticut, Pay-Table Office, 1785-87, Tax Warrants, Lot of 3, Signed by Oliver Wolcott Jr. Connecticut, 1785-87. Lot of 3, I/C, Tax Warrants Issued to Hon. Joseph P Cooke ( Joseph Platt Cooke ( January 4, 1730 – February 3, 1816) was an American military officer in the Revolutionary War, a Connecticut politician, and twice a delegate to the Congress of the Confederation. He was born in Stratford, Connecticut and graduated from Yale College in 1750. He died in Danbury, Connecticut) for £8; and Two Issued to Eleazer Wales Esq (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) for 9 Shillings and 18 Shillings 8 Pennies. All were issued for the payment of the Civil List by the pay- table 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. 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. All pieces are in VF-XF condition. (3). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $250-500