Archives International Auctions Auction 86B August 15, 2023

Archives International Auctions - Sale 86b 37 August 15, 2023 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com 1152 State of Connecticut, 1782 Pay-Table Promissory Note Signed by William Moseley Hartford, Connecticut, January 15th, 1782. Issued Tax Warrant issued by the Pay-Table Office to the Hartford Committee of Supplies, for the sum of 2 Pounds, 2 Shillings, and 6 Pence. Signed by Pay-Table members William Moseley and Eleazer Wales, with Samuel Wyllys’ signature across. 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. Samuel Wyllys ( January 4, 1739 - June 9, 1823) was an American military officer in the American Revolution, Connecticut politician, and a member of the Wyllys–Haynes family. VF condition with some toning on the back. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $55-110 1153 1153 State of Connecticut, 1784 Issued Promissory Note Signed by Oliver Wolcott Jr. and Eleazer Wales Hartford, Connecticut, 1784. Handwritten promissory note to pay Smith Weed the sum of 10 Pounds “lawful money” with annual interest, dated October 1st, 1784. Signed by Connecticut Pay-Table members Eleazer Wales and Oliver Wolcott Jr., 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 and the post-war period. The Pay- Table (also known as the Committee of Four) managed Connecticut’s military finances during the conflict. 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. Eleazer Wales was another member of the Pay-Table whose signature appears on many documents from 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. VF condition. Interesting piece of very early Connecticut history. ������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $90-180 1154 1154State of Connecticut, 1784 Pay-TableOffice, Lot of 3TaxWarrants Hartford, Connecticut, 1784. Lot of 3 Tax Warrants Issued for 3 Pounds, 12 Shillings; 5 Pounds; and, 7 Pounds, Issued to Kent Selectmen. Black text with thin black border. All are signed by Pay-Table member Eleazer Wales, one with Samuel Wyllys’ signature over top. The Pay-Table (also known as the Committee of Four) managed Connecticut’s military finances during the Revolutionary War. Its members rotated during the lengthy confrontation with England. 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 a member of the Pay-Table whose signature appears on many pieces from the time. Samuel Wyllys ( January 4, 1739 - June 9, 1823) was an American military officer in the American Revolution, Connecticut politician, and a member of the Wyllys–Haynes family. In 1775, he was appointed lieutenant colonel in Colonel Joseph Spencer’s 2nd Connecticut Regiment. On July 1, he was promoted to Colonel, and commanded the regiment until January 1, 1776, when the 2nd Connecticut was reorganized as the 22nd Continental Regiment. Wyllys remained in command of the regiment, serving in the Siege of Boston until the British evacuation on March 17, and then marched with George Washington to New York. He saw action in the Battle of Long Island and served in the New York vicinity until the end of the year. From 1777- 1781, Colonel Wyllys commanded the 3rd Connecticut Regiment in the Connecticut Line, serving under General Samuel Holden Parsons. His regiment served in the New York area throughout the remainder of its service. Wyllys was discharged from the Army, along with his regiment, on January 1, 1781. He later served as a Major General of the Connecticut Militia from 1793 to 1796. Following the war, Wyllys served as a representative in the Connecticut General Assembly and town clerk of Hartford. Wyllys also succeeded his father, George Wyllys, as the Secretary of the State of Connecticut, serving from 1796 to 1809. Fine condition with some toning and stains. (3) ��������� Est. $140-280 1155