Oliver Wolcott Jr. signed Revolutionary War Pay Order Dated 1779-1780 - American for Sale

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Oliver Wolcott Jr. signed Revolutionary War Pay Order Dated 1779-1780 - American For Sale

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Oliver Wolcott Jr. signed Revolutionary War Pay Order Dated 1779-1780 - American:
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1779-1780 Document for Payment in Pounds Lawful Money. Each countersigned by Oliver Wolcott, Jr. and other officials of the state of Connecticut. Fine to exceptionally nice condition. Oliver Wolcott Jr. (January 11, 1760 June 1, 1833) was the second United States Secretary of the Treasury, a judge of the United States Circuit Court for the Second Circuit, and the 24th Governor of Connecticut. Born on January 11, 1760, in Litchfield, Connecticut Colony, British America, Wolcott served in the Continental Army from 1777 to 1779, during the American Revolutionary War, then graduated from Yale University in 1778 and read law in 1781. He was clerk of the Connecticut Committee on Pay-Table from 1781 to 1782. He was a member of the Connecticut Committee on Pay-Table from 1782 to 1784. He was a commissioner to settle claims of Connecticut against the United States from 1784 to 1788. He was Comptroller of Public Accounts for Connecticut from 1788 to 1789. He was Auditor for the United States Department of the Treasury from 1789 to 1791. He was Comptroller for the United States Department of the Treasury from 1791 to 1795. He was a commission merchant in New York City from 1793 to 1815. He was the 2nd Secretary of the Treasury from 1795 to 1800. On May 21, 1796, one of Martha Washington's slaves, Item ordered may not be exact piece shown. All original and authentic.