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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 JOSEPH SPENCER - MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT SIGNED 10/08/1788 - DOCUMENT 250734  Click Here to Enlarge     CONNECTICUT PAY TABLE: JOSEPH SPENCER, ELEAZER WALES and SAMUEL WYLLYS. Comprises: (1) Manuscript DS: "Joseph Spencer", 1p, 71/2x31/4. East Haddam, 1788 October 8. To John Lawrence, Treasurer of the State of Connecticut. In full: "Please to pay or discount with Mr. Daniel Watrous Collector of Taxes for the Town of Colihister CHECK TOWN Ten Pounds Lawful Money on account of Debintures due to me". Endorsed on verso: "Recd the Contents/November 4th 1788/Danl. Watrous". Docketed on verso: "Genl. Jos: Spencer,/Order on/Jno. Lawrence Esqr./Infant Danl Waltros/£10"0"0/Pd 4 Nov. 1788". To the left of the docket is a listing of how the funds were applied from August 1787 to October 1788. Listings include Superior Court, Upper House and Supreme Court of Errors. Irregular edges. Slight show through of ink. Overall, fine condition. (2) ADS: "E(leazer) Wales" as Member of the Committee, 1p, 81/4x61/4. Pay Table Office, 1780 December 2. To John Lawrence, Treasurer. In full: "Pay the Hon. Joseph Spencer Esqr one hundred pounds Connecticut Currency and charge the State." Co-signed across Wales' signature: "Saml Wyllys" as auditor. Docketed on verso: "No. 740/Order/Hon. Joseph Spencer/£100"0"0/December 2 1780". Irregular edges, folds, light show through of ink. Overall, fine condition. Connecticut notables appointed to the Pay-Table during the May sessions of the state legislature included Joseph Spencer, Eleazer Wales and Samuel Wyllys. SPENCER was one of eight Brigadier Generals appointed by Congress to lead the American Army. After failing to rout British forces in Newport, Rhode Island, Spencer was censured for his defeat. He resigned from the Army on June 14, 1778, returning to Connecticut to serve in a civilian capacity. ELEAZER WALES a Yale graduate, had fought in the battle of Bunker Hill. In 1778 he joined the 4th Regiment of the Connecticut line, seeing action at Valley Forge, Monmouth and Stony Point. Wales, a physician and minister, suffered a permanent disability in his right hand at Monmouth, but remained active in civil affairs, serving as a member of the Pay Table from May 1780 to 1785. SAMUEL WYLLYS, a former Lieutenant Colonel in Spencer's regiment, was the son of George Wyllys, Secretary (Governor) of Connecticut. Upon his return to Hartford, he held several civil offices until succeeding his father in 1796. Financing the Revolution laid a heavy burden on each colony, especially those that balked at levying taxes. In order to meet immediate needs such as wages, the colonies relied heavily upon wealthy revolutionists and foreign loans. Promissory notes, which required the signatures of three of the four members of the Pay-Table were issued for loans. Two items. This website image contains our company watermark. The actual document does not contain this watermark.     Price:  $4,999.00 (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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