Collection of 25 early American documents, consisting primarily of Connecticut pay orders, signed by a variety of politicians and notables, including: a 1777 manuscript appointment for assistant deputy quartermaster general, endorsed by Clement Biddle; a 1777 manuscript document concerning a “Resolve & Procklamation given out by his Excellency the Governor and Committee of Safety”; an unsigned 1777 Massachusetts promissory note; a 1781 pay receipt signed by Benjamin Richards; two 1782 pay orders signed by John Lawrence; a 1782 pay order signed by Finn Wadsworth; a 1782 manuscript recruitment document signed by Johannis Jansen; two 1783 pay orders signed by Oliver Wolcott, Jr.; a 1783 manuscript petition by George Draper endorsed by Sharp Delany, Clement Biddle, and James Hutchinson; thirteen 1789 pay orders signed by Oliver Wolcott, Jr.; and a 1790 treasury office document signed by Jedediah Huntington. In overall very good to fine condition.
