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Lot #482
Connecticut (7) Signed Revolutionary War-Era Financial Documents (1777–1793)

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Description

Impressively large display featuring seven Revolutionary War-era State of Connecticut financial documents, issued between 1777 and 1793, signed in ink by various state officials, including: a 1777 pay order for £500 to Captain Ichabod Hinckley for "inlisting his own company, in the Continental Battalion," signed in ink by Thomas Seymour; a 1783 receipt for £244.2.6 to Continental Army surgeon Dr. Philip Turner, endorsed in ink by Turner; a 1783 receipt for £23.8 to Yorktown veteran Amos Parker, endorsed in ink by Parker; a 1789 interest certificate for ten shillings, signed in ink by Oliver Wolcott, Jr.; a 1790 Treasury Office transfer certificate, signed in ink by Jedediah Huntington; a 1793 United States Loan-Office certificate signed in ink by William Imlay; and a 1796 interest certificate signed in ink by John Porter. Impressively cloth-matted and framed together with a descriptive plaque and map to an overall size of 43.5 x 38. In overall fine condition.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Fine Autograph and Artifacts Featuring Revolutionary War, The War of 1812, and Civil War
  • Dates: #695 - Ended July 10, 2024