Lot 1051
Sherman, Roger and Oliver Wolcott Sr. & Jr. ADS as Justice of the Peace, 1p, 7¾" x 7¾", Litchfield, 1755 Aug. 13. Fine. Addressed to the Sheriff of Litchfield County (Oliver Wolcott), regarding "a false and counterfeit Bill made in imitation of a true Bill of Credit of the Colony of Rhode Island of the Denomination of five pounds …emitted in the year 1737," which one David Ensign received from Ephraim Wilcocks. Wolcott, as sheriff, is commanded to take Wilcocks into custody and examine him regarding the bill. On the verso is an ADS "Oliver Wolcott Sherriff" authorizing David Ensign to execute the writ for him. With a 1781 DS ("Oliv: Wolcott Jr.") as a member of the Connecticut Pay Table, ordering Treasurer John Lawrence to pay Capt. Stephen Brainard £4.8.
Estimated Value $600 - 800.
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| Realized $834 |
