1783 SIGNED Connecticut Pay Table Office Pay Mr William Seymour 2 Pounds

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1783 SIGNED Connecticut Pay Table Office Pay Mr William Seymour 2 Pounds:
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1783 State of Connecticut Pay Table Office The military finances for the colony of Connecticut were handled by the Committee of Four (called the Pay-Table) during the American Revolution (1775-1783). Pay-Table members during this period included jurist Oliver Ellsworth, attorney Oliver Wolcott, Jr. (a future U.S. Secretary of the Treasury), Hezekiah Rogers (an aide de camp to General Jedidiah Huntington, who was also a member), William Moseley, Fenn Wadsworth, Eleazer Wales and General Samuel Wyllys. Financing the Revolution laid a heavy burden upon each colony, without a federal government that could levy taxes. Many colonies, including Connecticut, issued promissory notes such as this.Several William Seymours served in the American Army in the Revolution, one of which was a Revolutionary War Fifer and moved to Newburgh NY. This item has a NY provenance so could be from this branch of the Seymours.Signed by Oliver Wolcott Jr., General Samuel Wyllys and Eleazer Wales Oliver Wolcott\'s father was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Oliver Wolcott Jr. (January 11, 1760 – June 1, 1833) was United States Secretary of the Treasury from 1795 to 1800 and the 24th Governor of Connecticut from 1817 to 1827.
Samuel Wyllys (1739-1823) was an American military officer and a Connecticut politician.Wyllys was born January 7, 1739, and served as an officer in the American Revolution. In 1775, he was appointed lieutenant colonel in Colonel Joseph Spencer\'s 2nd Connecticut Regiment. on July 1, he was promoted to Colonel, and commanded the regiment until January 1, 1776, when the 2nd Connecticut was reorganized as the 22nd Continental Regiment. Wyllys remained in command of the regiment, serving in the Siege of Boston until the British evacuation on March 17, and then marched with George Washington to New York. He saw action in the Battle of Long Island and served in the New York vicinity until the end of the year.[2]From 1777-1781, Colonel Wyllys commanded the 3rd Connecticut Regiment in the Connecticut Line, serving under General Samuel Holden Parsons. His regiment served in the New York area throughout the remainder of the war. He was later appointed Major General of the Connecticut Militia.Eleazer Wales served as a minute man from Union Connecticut during the Lexington Alarm of 1775. He then served as a Private in General Putnam\'s Third Regiment during the Siege of Boston.He was Commissioned an Ensign in the Fourth Regiment of the Connecticut Line in January 1777 and later promoted to Lieutenant in February 1778 and served until 1781.While in the Fourth Regiment, he fought at the Battle of Germantown in October 1777 and in the defense of Fort Mifflin on the Delaware in November of 1777.He wintered at Valley Forge with General Washington during the winter of 1777/78 and fought at the Battle of Monmouth in June 1778.There are two other names on the reverse of the piece - Augustus Elmope (?) and Caleb BoothSee photos for condition details. VF