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Want to read in your language? English German Dutch Español Français Italiano Portuguese Norwegian Courtesy of FreeTranslation.com. Questions about authenticity? Click Here Enhanced Display | Standard Display OLIVER WOLCOTT JR. - MANUSCRIPT LETTER SIGNED 12/16/1794 - DOCUMENT 177324  Click Here to Enlarge OLIVER WOLCOTT, JR. Oliver Wolcott, Jr. signed this manuscript letter in 1794, when he was Comptroller of the United States' Treasury, to acknowledge the receipt of an abstract of ship licenses. Manuscript letter signed "Oliv Wolcott Jr". 1 page, 8x10. Treasury Department, Comptroller's Office, March 1, 1794. Addressed to William Webb, Esq. In full: "Sir, I have received your letter of Feby 5th with an Abstract of Licences issued to coasting & fishing vessels at your Office in January 1794." Wolcott (1760-1833, born in Litchfield, Connecticut), son and namesake of a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and a former attorney and militiaman, was named to the Pay-Table in 1782, overseeing Connecticut's war expenditures. In May 1784, he was commissioned to adjust the claims of the state against the U.S. government, then named Comptroller of public accounts in 1788. He was auditor of the U.S. Treasury (1789-1791), then Comptroller of that Department (1791-1795). On February 2, 1795, he succeeded Alexander Hamilton as President Washington's Secretary of the Treasury, a position he held until November 8, 1800, when he resigned from the Adams administration. Wolcott later served as the first President of the Bank of North America (1812-1814) and Governor of Connecticut (1817-1827). Lightly toned, stained and creased. Light dents along left edge. Folded twice vertically and thrice horizontally. Lightly torn and nicked at right edge. Otherwise in fine condition. This website image contains our company watermark. The actual document does not contain this watermark.     Price:  $1,799.00 (USD) Click here to pop open a floating Shopper's Currency Converter window. All documents are being offered on a first-come first-serve basis and are sold unframed unless otherwise specified. This website requires that cookies be enabled in your browser. Want to help us improve our website? Take this short survey - we're interested in what you have to say!   1. Was our website easy to navigate? Very Easy EasyNormalDifficult   1. What brought you to HistoryForSale.com? Personal purchase Looking for a giftI'm an autograph dealerLooking for comparison value of a document   1. What factor is most important to you when searching for a document on our website? Content of the document Service Provided (shipping, phone support, etc)Price of the document   If there is anything else that you can tell us that would help us improve our site, please let us know. Leave your email address in the comments area if you would like a response from us. Whether looking for corporate, birthday or luxury gifts, nothing makes a more perfect and unique gift than an autographed item for someone special! Imagine the thrill of receiving an autographed item from one's hero or signed on the anniversary of one's birthday. Click here for our Gift Locator Tool.      Previous Page The unauthorized use of images found on this website is prohibited and subject to criminal prosecution.

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