Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Connecticut (1731-1796) and seventh president of the Continental Congress. Manuscript DS, signed "Sam'l Huntington," one page, 7.75 x 5, April 14, 1788. Pay order issued to Treasurer John Lawrence, in part: "Please to pay or discount with, Capt. Simon Huntington Two pounds & fourteen shillings lawful money out of the taxes appropriated for payment." Signed at the conclusion in ink by Samuel Huntington, and also endorsed on the reverse by Revolutionary War general and, later, treasurer of Connecticut, Jedediah Huntington. In fine condition, with minor loss to the upper right corner.
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