Lot 32
Wolcott, Oliver (1726- 1797) American patriot and soldier. Connecticut member of the Continental Congress (1775-78, 1780-84) and a Signer of the Declaration of Independence; commander of Connecticut militia (1776), as a Major General (1779) provided defense of Connecticut coast; Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut (1787-96) and Governor (1796-97).
Manuscript Document Signed One page, recto & verso, small quarto. Redding, CT. May, 1779. A State Treasury pay voucher to the Selectmen of Redding. Wolcott has diagonally endorsed with a large, bold signature across the face. Minor ink splotching otherwise. Fine.
Estimated Value $200 - 300.
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