1782 DS- Rev War Genl, US Sec Treas, Pres. Bank No. Am.

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1782 DS- Rev War Genl, US Sec Treas, Pres. Bank No. Am.:
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1 pg. document, April 2, 1782, [Hartford, CT] to Capt. Ozias Bissell, signed by Rev. War General Jedediah Huntington (1743-1818), Oliver Wolcott Jr. (1760-1833), 2nd U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (Washington & Adams) and Governor of Ct, and Dr. Eleazer Wales (1732-94), Bunker Hill and Valley Forge veteran. It is also signed on the reverse by Ziba Gifford (1735-1819). The document is addressed to John Lawrence, Treasurer, and reads, in full: \"Sir- Pay Capt. Ozias Bissell Thirteen pounds, Seventeen Shillings in bills of this State and Charge the State. General Huntington signs vertically across the document (his surname), crossing the signature of Wolcott and Wales. Written on the reverse (in addition to the docket) is \"Received of David Allen six pounds five shillings and nine pence State money on account of this order, May 20, 1782, by me Ziba Gifford.\" OLIVER WOLCOTT, JR.. was the son of Oliver Wolcott, Sr., a Signer of the Declaration of Independence. Wolcott, Jr. served briefly in the Revolutionary War, then served as Comptroller of Accounts for Connecticut during 1788-1789. He was named Auditor of the U.S. Treasury (1789-1791) and then Comptroller of the U.S., where he served from 1791-95. He succeeded Alexander Hamilton as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (the 2nd U.S. Secretary in our history), serving from 1795-1800. He served in both Washington and Adams\' administrations. He later became a Federal Judge, President of the Bank of North America, and served as Governor of Connecticut from 1817-1827. GENERAL HUNTINGTON graduated # 2 in his class at Harvard in 1763, and received a Masters Degree from Yale in 1770. A merchant, he became a Son of Liberty and Captain of Militia when the Revolutionary War began. Promoted to the command of a regiment, he reached Cambridge just a week after the battle of Lexington. His regiment occupied Dorchester Heights. After the British evacuated Boston, he marched his troops to New York, entertaining George Washington at his home in Norwich, CT on the way. After the British burned Danbury, Ct., his troops (along with Benedict Arnold) harassed them on their retreat to Norwalk. He was promoted Brigadier General of the Continental Army in May 1777. That same year his troops served in New York, Philadelphia, and New Jersey. He was at Valley Forge through the hard winter of 1777-78. In March of 1778 he was sent to help General McDougall in inquiring \"into the loss of Forts Montgomery and Clinton, in New York; and into the conduct of the principal officers commanding those posts.\" In July 1778 he sat on the trial of British Spy Major Andre. By 1780, his was the only Connecticut Brigade that still remained active in the Continental Army. By the close of the war he had received the rank of brevet Major General. After the war he served as Connecticut State Treasurer and was a delegate to the state convention which adopted the U.S. Constitution. In 1789, he was appointed by President Washington Collector of Customs at New London, Ct. resigning only shortly before his death. He was the son-in-law of Governor Jonathan Trumball (affectionately known as \"Brother Jonathan\" by President Washington). DR. ELEAZER WALES, who, like Wolcott, signs this document as a pay table committee member, graduated from Yale and was a physician and minister by occupation. He fought at the battle of Bunker Hill and then served as a private in General Putnam\'s Third Regiment during the Siege of Boston. Commissioned an Ensign (later a Lieutenant) in the 4th Regiment of the Connecticut line he fought at the Battle of Germantown and in the defense of Fort Mifflin in 1777. Like General Huntington, he too wintered at Valley Forge with General Washington during the severe winter of 1777-78. At the Battle of Monmouth in 1778 he suffered a permanent disability in his right hand forcing his retirement from the field. However, he remained active in civil affairs, serving as a member of the Pay Table from May 1780-85. Captain Ozias Bissell (1729-1822), the recipient of this pay order, served in Colonel Roger Eno\'s Connecticut regiment in 1776. [Enos later became Brigadier General of Vermont militia toward the end of the war]. The document ha a slight split at one fold, o/w is in very good condition. Buyer pays $2.50 shipping.