Apr 14, 2015 - Sale 2380

Sale 2380 - Lot 28

Price Realized: $ 618
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 500 - $ 750
(AMERICAN REVOLUTION.) Collection of Connecticut pay documents. 10 Documents Signed by various individuals on the Connecticut Pay Table in service of the Continental Army. Each about 4 x 7 inches; various conditions. Housed in a binder titled "The Crawford Collection," with extensive historical notes by Jefferson Rarities. Hartford, CT, 1776-82 and 1790
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The highlight is an order signed by future Chief Justice Oliver Ellsworth on 13 June 1776, ordering Brinton Robbins to be reimbursed for saltpeter. It is co-signed by Thomas Seymour, first mayor of Hartford. Among the signers of the other documents are General Jedediah Huntington (four documents); future Secretary of Treasury and Governor Oliver Wolcott Junior (two documents); and John Lawrence, treasurer of the Colony and State of Connecticut. Includes a pair of partly-printed bonds issued in 1780 and 1781. Full inventory available upon request.