1779 Revolutionary War Connecticut Payment Order — Signed by Jedediah Huntington, Fenn Wadsworth & John Chenward
Original manuscript Connecticut payment order dated April 7, 1779, directing Treasurer John Lawrence to pay Captain James Tyler £230, one shilling, and eight pence in lawful money and charge the amount to the state.
Signed by Connecticut Pay-Table officials John Chenward and Fenn Wadsworth, with a prominent diagonal endorsement by Continental Army general Jedediah Huntington. The reverse bears contemporary docketing identifying Captain Tyler, the payment amount, and the date.
An evocative surviving record of the financial machinery supporting Connecticut’s Revolutionary War effort, combining a substantial payment to a named captain with the signatures of three wartime officials.
Condition: Appears in good overall condition, with strong, readable ink, original folds, scattered discoloration and ink offsetting, and minor edge wear with small nicks and short splits. Writing remains substantially intact. One sheet, written on both sides.
Original manuscript Connecticut payment order dated April 7, 1779, directing Treasurer John Lawrence to pay Captain James Tyler £230, one shilling, and eight pence in lawful money and charge the amount to the state.
Signed by Connecticut Pay-Table officials John Chenward and Fenn Wadsworth, with a prominent diagonal endorsement by Continental Army general Jedediah Huntington. The reverse bears contemporary docketing identifying Captain Tyler, the payment amount, and the date.
An evocative surviving record of the financial machinery supporting Connecticut’s Revolutionary War effort, combining a substantial payment to a named captain with the signatures of three wartime officials.
Condition: Appears in good overall condition, with strong, readable ink, original folds, scattered discoloration and ink offsetting, and minor edge wear with small nicks and short splits. Writing remains substantially intact. One sheet, written on both sides.
