Lawyer from Middletown, Connecticut (1736-1780) who was a delegate for Connecticut to the Continental Congress in 1778, where he signed the Articles of Confederation. Revolutionary War-dated ANS, penned on the reverse of a pay order issued by Oliver Ellsworth, one page, 7.25 x 4.5, June 2, 1778. Hosmer's note, In full: "Rec'd 2d June 1778 of Treas'r Lawrence Eighty Four pounds thirteen shill'gs & four pence Contents." Issued by Ellsworth in a secretarial hand to Treasurer John Lawrence, the order pays Hosmer "for attending the Council of Safety." In fine condition. From the Collection of Dr. Lawrence E. Miller.
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