Lot 117
[Revolutionary War] Connecticut Pay Voucher and Early Connecticut Broadside. Pay voucher signed by three members of the Connecticut Pay Table Committee: John Chenward, James Church, and Samuel Wyllis, 6½ x 8½", Pay Table Office, Nov. 24, 1779, ordering John Lawrence, Treasurer of Connecticut, to pay Capt. Bradford Steel six hundred sixty-six pounds nineteen shillings and seven pence S[terling] M[oney] and to charge the state. Fine. Capt. Steel signed in receipt on verso. Toned, else fine. Samuel Wyllis was appointed Lt. Col. of the 2nd Connecticut Regt. in 1775 (then promoted to Colonel July 1, 1775), which he commanded until Jan. 1, 1776, then remained in command when the regiment was reorganized as the 22nd Continental Regt. From 1777-1781 he commanded the 3rd Connecticut Regiment in the Connecticut Line, serving under General Samuel Holden Parsons. He was later appointed Maj. Gen. of the Connecticut Militia.
Accompanied by a Colonial Connecticut broadside, one page, 9¾ x 6¼", July 16, 1755. Headed "Esq. Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Windham in his Majesty's Colony of Connecticut…" Pertaining to the estate of John Fitch, signed by Ichabod Robinson. Some toning and staining. Very good. Estimate Value $250 - UP
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