1782, Colonel Oliver Smith, General Jedediah Huntington, Signed Pay Order
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This document, dated 1782, a pay order to Colonel Oliver Smith....signed on front by General Jedediah Huntington, William Moseley and Fenn Wadsworth on front and Colonel Oliver Smith on back. Document is 5x6, overall very good condition.Oliver Smith (1739-1811) was a man fully six feet in height and well proportioned; had dark eyes and a full head of grey hair. He stood naturally very straight, and in walking showed a military bearing. He has been described by those who remember h...im as a fine-looking man, affable and gentlemanly in his manner, and one who much enjoyed the entertaining of friends at his own home. Gen. Washington occasionally called upon him, and it is said that a son was named after the general, especially because he happened to be at the house soon a father the child was born.The Colonel was very fond of music and was himself a violinist above the ordinary ability of amateurs......Early in the war of the Revolution and on Aug 30, 1775, Oliver Smith was captain of a company stationed at Stonington, Long Point, when the British ship Rose, in command of Captain Wallace, bombarded the village. ... Soon after this the captain was promoted to major, and Gen. Washington called for troops from New London and Stonington, to be sent to the camp near Boston. As this would leave the town without sufficient protection, Major Smith was, on Sept. 14, 1775, ordered to enlist 50 men for the defense of Stonington. In the session of the General Assembly of Feb 23, 1776, the major urged that an additional number be enlisted. The company was finally augmented to 90 men, to be stationed at or near the fortification at Stonington."He was then promoted to Colonel."Colonel Oliver moved from Groton to Stonington in the spring of 1761. He built his first house, which is still standing, in the borough on the east side of Main Street, between Wall and Harmony Streets."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.Please view the other historical and Civil War related documents I'll be listing this week.SEE SCAN.I now accept PAYPAL but PREFER other forms of traditional paper payment. Buyer pays shipping(usually FREE within the US and $16 for International), payment must be received within 5 days.
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