Lot 57
Early American Revolution Bond. Extremely early bond to raise a Connecticut regiment during the first formation of the Continental Army, issued less than a month after Lexington and Concord, May 15, 1775, 1 page folio. Walterman Clift of Plainfield and Obadiah Johnson of Canterbury, bind themselves "to the Governor & Company of the English Colony of Connecticut in New England in the sum of Three Thousand pounds lawful money….Walterman Clift is appointed Paymaster to the Company in the 6th Regiment now to be raised…." Clift "shall faithfully & justly dispose of all the monies he shall receive out of the Publick Treasury for the purpose of Inlisting & paying the Soldiers in sd. Company…." Written on laid paper with crown watermark. Some toning, else Fine. The weeks following the engagements at Lexington and Concord brought about a frenzy within the Colonies to form an army capable of fighting the British. This bond represents an extremely early representation of the development of the American Army. Historic.
Estimated Value $800 - 1,000.
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