1778 REVOLUTIONARY WAR MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT SIGNED By MILITARY OFFICERS STATESMEN
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Very Rare and original, 1778 fully manuscript Payment Voucher to “Jabez Huntington” (sheriff of Windham County) from the State of Connecticut “for his attendance at the election in May 1778 and distributing Laws and Proclamations”. The Document is signed by a number of important Connecticut Revolutionary War Politicians and Military Officers including Titus Hosmer (a member of the Continental Congress and a signer of the Articles of Confederation), Samuel Wyllys (Revolutionary ...War Officer who served under George Washington), Ezekiel Williams (Deputy Commissary General of Prisoners in Connecticut during the Revolutionary War) and John Lawrence (Treasurer of the Colony and State of Connecticut for twenty years and Commissioner of loans for the United States during the Revolutionary War).
This fascinating Document measures approx. 7 3/4” by 5 1/4” and is dated May 15, 1778. It was issued by the Assistants of the Treasurer of the State of Connecticut in the amount of “Eight Pounds Lawful Money” and paid to Jabez Huntington. Payment was made on the same day this Document was issued.
Signer Titus Hosmer (1736 – August 4, 1780) was an American lawyer from Middletown, Connecticut. He was a delegate for Connecticut to the Continental Congress in 1778, where he signed the Articles of Confederation. Hosmer was elected to the Connecticut State Assembly annually from 1773 to 1778, and served as their speaker in 1777. In May 1778 he became a member of the State Senate, and remained in that office until he died. Later in 1778, the joint state legislature also sent him as one of their delegates to the Continental Congress. He was subsequently elected by the Continental Congress on January 22, 1780 to serve as a federal judge on the Court of Appeals in Cases of Capture.
Signer Samuel Wyllys was born January 7, 1739, and served as an officer in the American Revolution. 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 and his regiment spent the winter of 1777-78 with Washington at Valley Forge. 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 was later appointed Major General of the Connecticut Militia. Following the war, Wyllys served as a representative in the Connecticut General Assembly, and as the Secretary of the State of Connecticut from 1796 to 1809.
Signer Ezekiel Williams was the sheriff of Hartford County from 1767 to 1789 and, during the Revolutionary War, he served as a member of the Committee of the Pay Table and Deputy Commissary General of Prisoners in Connecticut.
Signer John Lawrence was the Treasurer of the Colony and State of Connecticut for twenty years (1769-1789). During the American Revolution, he was also commissioner of loans for the United States.
The Document authorizes payment to Jabez Huntington (7 August 1719 – 5 October 1786) who was a merchant and politician from Connecticut Colony. Huntington graduated from Yale in 1741, engaged in the West India trade, and amassed a fortune. After 1759 he was frequently a member of the legislature, speaker for several years, and also a member of the council. At the beginning of the American Revolutionary War, he owned a large amount of shipping, and lost heavily by the capture of his vessels. He was among the most active on the committee of safety during the war; and in the September 1776 session of the Connecticut assembly he and David Wooster were appointed Major Generals. On the death of Wooster in 1777 Jabez was placed in charge of the entire Connecticut militia. His great exertions in the patriot cause and his heavy losses impaired his physical and mental powers, and he was thus compelled to resign his employments in 1779
This rare and original, Revolutionary War period / Continental Congress related, Manuscript Document is in very good condition - clean and intact with two horizontal folds as issued and two short separations at the right edges of those folds.
A very rare and important, 1778 fully manuscript Payment Voucher signed by a number of Revolutionary War Political and Military figures from the State of Connecticut and a fantastic addition to any collection!!! Overseas shipping is extra and cost will be quoted at bidders request. Massachusetts residents must add 6.25% sales tax. Please check out other early and interesting items offered by this seller on ebay. Click Here to See Our Items We Have for Sale in the eBay Gallery and Click Here to Add Us To Your Favorite Sellers List.
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This fascinating Document measures approx. 7 3/4” by 5 1/4” and is dated May 15, 1778. It was issued by the Assistants of the Treasurer of the State of Connecticut in the amount of “Eight Pounds Lawful Money” and paid to Jabez Huntington. Payment was made on the same day this Document was issued.
Signer Titus Hosmer (1736 – August 4, 1780) was an American lawyer from Middletown, Connecticut. He was a delegate for Connecticut to the Continental Congress in 1778, where he signed the Articles of Confederation. Hosmer was elected to the Connecticut State Assembly annually from 1773 to 1778, and served as their speaker in 1777. In May 1778 he became a member of the State Senate, and remained in that office until he died. Later in 1778, the joint state legislature also sent him as one of their delegates to the Continental Congress. He was subsequently elected by the Continental Congress on January 22, 1780 to serve as a federal judge on the Court of Appeals in Cases of Capture.
Signer Samuel Wyllys was born January 7, 1739, and served as an officer in the American Revolution. 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 and his regiment spent the winter of 1777-78 with Washington at Valley Forge. 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 was later appointed Major General of the Connecticut Militia. Following the war, Wyllys served as a representative in the Connecticut General Assembly, and as the Secretary of the State of Connecticut from 1796 to 1809.
Signer Ezekiel Williams was the sheriff of Hartford County from 1767 to 1789 and, during the Revolutionary War, he served as a member of the Committee of the Pay Table and Deputy Commissary General of Prisoners in Connecticut.
Signer John Lawrence was the Treasurer of the Colony and State of Connecticut for twenty years (1769-1789). During the American Revolution, he was also commissioner of loans for the United States.
The Document authorizes payment to Jabez Huntington (7 August 1719 – 5 October 1786) who was a merchant and politician from Connecticut Colony. Huntington graduated from Yale in 1741, engaged in the West India trade, and amassed a fortune. After 1759 he was frequently a member of the legislature, speaker for several years, and also a member of the council. At the beginning of the American Revolutionary War, he owned a large amount of shipping, and lost heavily by the capture of his vessels. He was among the most active on the committee of safety during the war; and in the September 1776 session of the Connecticut assembly he and David Wooster were appointed Major Generals. On the death of Wooster in 1777 Jabez was placed in charge of the entire Connecticut militia. His great exertions in the patriot cause and his heavy losses impaired his physical and mental powers, and he was thus compelled to resign his employments in 1779
This rare and original, Revolutionary War period / Continental Congress related, Manuscript Document is in very good condition - clean and intact with two horizontal folds as issued and two short separations at the right edges of those folds.
A very rare and important, 1778 fully manuscript Payment Voucher signed by a number of Revolutionary War Political and Military figures from the State of Connecticut and a fantastic addition to any collection!!! Overseas shipping is extra and cost will be quoted at bidders request. Massachusetts residents must add 6.25% sales tax. Please check out other early and interesting items offered by this seller on ebay. Click Here to See Our Items We Have for Sale in the eBay Gallery and Click Here to Add Us To Your Favorite Sellers List.
Important Notes about Shipping Charges: The amount quoted for Shipping & Handling is calculated by eBay and is equal to the EXACT amount charged by the Post Office plus a $1.00 "packing fee" - the $1.00 fee is our only compensation for the virgin packing materials we use on all of our professionally packaged boxes as well as our cost for the salaried help that does most of our packing - as I am sure you can see, we make NO profit on the Shipping charges and, in fact, our costs are usually greater than the $1.00 fee. Please contact us if there are any issues regarding the cost of shipping.ATTENTION FRIENDS!!!We are pleased to announce the start up of a second weekly auction by WALNUTTS-2.0!!! The next generation of NUTS have decided to take a crack at listing some of the hundreds of items that we have accumulated over the past 38 years.Click Here to See What WALNUTTS-2.0 is Offering in this week’s Ebay Auction!! Rest assured that WALNUTTS2 will be offering the same high standard of customer service and 100% unconditional satisfaction guarantee that you have found here in our weekly auctions. The "young'uns" will be starting off slow as they learn the ropes but we ask that you support them as you have supported us over the past 20+ years!!
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