Archives International Auctions Auction 98 December 2, 2024

Archives International Auctions - Sale 98 48 December 2, 2024 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com U.S. Colonial Fiscal & Legal Documents Maryland 234 234 ThePrincipioCompany, 1774Receipt for IronDeliveredandSigned by Samuel Clark. Maryland. 17th February, 1774. Issued receipt for the “Accounts of Iron Delivered…From the 24th of June to the 25th of December following (1773). The bill is addressed to and signed by Samuel Clark. Printed on watermarked paper with seated Britania. VF condition with minor edge faults and rounded corners. The Principio Company formed as a joint stock company in 1720 to take advantage of new laws passed in Maryland to encourage the early iron industry. A leading iron producer during the Colonial period, Principio held Maryland’s first blast furnace, operating 1725, and first refinery forge, constructed 1728. By 1729, one of the partners was Augustine Washington, father of George Washington. In 1735, the Principio Company established a refining forge at North East to expand processing capacity which this receipt refers to. After the American Revolution, Principio made cannons and other ordnance until the British destroyed the complex in a raid during the War of 1812. Historic Maryland document of one of the first major iron companies in the U.S. ����������������������������� Est. $350-700 U.S. Colonial Connecticut & Early U.S. Fiscal Documents Connecticut 235 235 Revolutionary War Connecticut, 1778 Promissory Note Signed by Fenn Wadsworth and John Chenward Hartford, Connecticut, 1779. Handwritten promissory note to pay the Selectmen of Lebanon the sum of 102 Pounds, 17 Shillings, 3 Pennies and “charge the state,” dated July 29th, 1779 in Hartford. Signed by Pay-Table members Fenn Wadsworth and John Chenward, and Connecticut Treasurer John Lawrence at bottom left. Promissory Notes like this were issued by the State of Connecticut to help to finance the Revolutionary War. The Pay-Table (also known as the Committee of Four) managed Connecticut’s military finances during the ongoing conflict. 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. 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. He was involved in Connecticut’s early governance, shown by his membership to the Committee of Four in this document. Jedediah (or Jedidiah) 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. Interesting piece of military history from the Revolutionary War. VF to XF condition with interesting watermark on paper. ���� Est. $140-200 236 236 State of Connecticut, 1780 to 1782, Treasury Office “Continental Army” Payment Trio Hartford, Connecticut, 1780-82. Lot of 3 I/C payments for service in the Connecticut Line of the Continental Army, signed by John Lawrence as Treasurer of the State of Connecticut. All have black text with black border, black writing on reverse, and are hole cancelled at center. 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. Notes are in VF to XF condition. (3). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. ���������������������������������������������������� Est. $230-350 Monday December 2, 2024: Session 2 - Lots 234 to 548 U.S. Colonial Fiscal Documents, Obsolete, Fractional, Confederate, U.S. Large, & Small Type, Banknotes, Historic, & Security Printing Ephemera, and U.S. & Worldwide Scripophily Beginning at 11:00 pm EST