Archives International Auctions Auction 86B August 15, 2023

Archives International Auctions - Sale 86b 38 August 15, 2023 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com 1155 State ofConnecticut, Pay-TableOffice, 1785-86 Lot of 3TaxSigned by Oliver Wolcott Jr. Hartford, Connecticut, 1785-86. Lot of 3 pieces, all are I/C tax receipts issued by the Pay-Table Office in Hartford. Issued for 2 Pounds, 14 Shillings; 3 Pounds; and 10 Shillings. Black text with black handwriting, all three are signed by Committee member Oliver Wolcott Jr. The Pay-Table (also known as the Committee of Four) managed Connecticut’s military finances during the ongoing conflict. 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, like 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, 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. All are in Fine-VF condition. (3) ��������������������� Est. $180-280 U.S. Colonial New York Banknotes & Fiscal Documents New York 1156 1156NewYork, July 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. $110-200 U.S. Obsolete Banknotes Louisiana 1157 1157 Canal Bank, 1848 (Reprinted 1981 for ABN Commemorative’s Obsolete Set) Group of 19 Examples. New Orleans, Louisiana, 1848 (1981). $5000, Reprint Banknote, ABNC attestation on the back, CU and better condition. This was used in the American Bank Note Commemoratives Obsolete Banknote Series set and also on the ANA 90th Anniversary Convention of July-August 1981 Souvenir card, but not cut down to banknote size. (19). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. ���������� Est. $100-200 Virginia 1158 1158Traders Bank, ND (ca.1850s-1860s), Uncut Reprint Proof Sheet of Banknotes Richmond, Virginia......, 18xx (Originally 1860s but reprinted in the 1940- 50s from the original plates). Uncut sheet of 4 Banknotes,$20-$20-$50-$100 Notes, Green intaglio printing with multiple vignettes per banknote, Small reprint sign at bottom left corner, Choice AU to Uncirculated condition. ABNC. ������������������������������������������� Est. $100-200 U.S. Military Payment Certificates Washington DC 1159