Archives International Auctions Auction 86B August 15, 2023

Archives International Auctions - Sale 86b 36 August 15, 2023 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com 1149State of Connecticut, 1781 Pay-Table Promissory Note Signed by EleazerWales andWilliamMoseley Hartford, Connecticut, December 25th, 1781. Promissory Note Issued by the Pay-Table Office to the Newhaven Committee of Supplies for the sum of 5 Pounds. Signed by Pay-Table members William Moseley and Eleazer Wales. Also signed by Pay-Table member Jedediah (or Jedidiah) Huntington over black printed text and signatures. 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. Jedediah Huntington (4 August 1743 - 25 September 1818), was an American general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. After the war, he served in numerous civilian posts. William Moseley (1755-1824) later would serve in the Connecticut state senate. He was also the Director of the Hartford National Bank from 1797 to 1815. Eleazer Wales was another member of the Pay-Table whose signature appears on documents from the period. VF condition. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $60-120 1150 1150 State of Connecticut, 1781 Pay-Table Tax Warrant Trio Hartford, Connecticut, 1781. Lot of 3 Tax Warrants Issued by the Pay-Table Office in Hartford: 10 Shillings dated December 1st; 5 Pounds dated December 26th; and 18 Pounds also dated December 26th. All have black text with black handwriting. Includes signatures from leading Connecticut figures such as Fenn Wadsworth, William Moseley, and Jedediah Huntington. Ralph Pomeroy’s signature also appears on the back of all three pieces. 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. 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. William Moseley (1755-1824) later would serve in the Connecticut state senate. He was also the Director of the Hartford National Bank from 1797 to 1815. Jedediah Huntington (sometimes spelled Jedidiah) (4 August 1743 - 25 September 1818), was an American general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. After the war, he served in numerous civilian posts. Ralph Pomeroy (1737- 1819) was a paymaster in the Continental Army. He remained involved in state politics, acting as State Controller after the war. All are in VF condition. (3) ��������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $140-280 1151 1151 State of Connecticut, 1782 Pay-Table Promissory Note Signed by Fenn Wadsworth and Oliver Wolcott Jr. Hartford, Connecticut, July 31st, 1782. Promissory Note Issued by the Pay-Table Office to the Watertown Committee of Supplies for the sumof 34 Pounds, 2 Shillings, and 2 Pence. Signed by Pay-Tablemembers Fenn Wadsworth and Oliver Wolcott Jr., with Jedediah (or Jedidiah) Huntington’s over signatures and black text. Promissory Notes like this were issued by the State of Connecticut to help 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. 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 active in Connecticut’s government following his military service. 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. Jedediah Huntington (4 August 1743 - 25 September 1818), was an American general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. After the war, he served in numerous civilian posts. VF condition. �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $60-120 1152