REVOLUTIONARY WAR CONNECTICUT BENJAMIN HUNTINGTON MEMBER OF CONTINENTAL CONGRESS
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An historic manuscript pay order dated April 4, 1788, to John Lawrence, Treasurer of the State of Connecticut, to pay BENJAMIN HUNTINGTON, State Attorney for New London County, for his services during a trial before the state Supreme Court involving a case of counterfeiting. Signed on reverse for payment received by BENJAMIN HUNTINGTON [1736-1800]. He was a lawyer and patriot, and served as a delegate to the Second Continental Congress and later a member of the House of Represent...atives......The receipt is also signed by ANDREW KINGSBURY [1759-1837], future Treasurer of the State of Connecticut. He had served in the Revolutionary War, and as State Comptroller before becoming Treasurer, and had much to do with the sale of land grants in the Western Reserve of Ohio to war veterans.....One page, size 4 1/2" x 7 1/4", early rag paper, folds, docketed and signed on reverse, very good condition......Guaranteed original........$5.00 shipping............ Over forty five years in business. 14 day return. Check our feed backs and buy with confidence. New York residents add 8.625% sales tax. Payment expected within five days unless other arrangements are made. Foreign orders are not insured and all customs regulations are followed. Thank you for looking........
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