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Pay Order For Col. Noah Phelps

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Pay Order For Col. Noah Phelps
<Our item number 104791><B>Pay Order For Col. Noah Phelps, Of Ticonderoga Fame.</B> Order to Treasurer John Lawrence of the Connecticut Pay-Table Office to pay &#34;<I>Col. Noah Phelps Three pounds Seven shillings and six pence lawful Money</I>…&#34; 5½x6½&#34; &#40;Hartford&#41;, 8 July 1783. Phelps signed in receipt on the verso. Very good; some toning and soiling. In 1775, Noah Phelps was a sergeant in the &#34;alarm list&#34; from East Windsor, Ct. and marched to Lexington, Mass. at the alarm; he served 40 days during that alarm. During the campaign to capture Ft. Ticonderoga in 1775., Phelps entered the Fort to get a haircut, under the guise of being a local resident, and was able to get information on troop strength, etc. and bring that information to Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold. During the Ticonderoga enterprise, Phelps was a member of the &#34;Committee of War for the expedition against Ticonderoga and Crown Point.&#34; According to Connecticut records, he &#34;Inspected the fort and reported its condition before the surprise.&#34; He subsequently served as army &#34;contractor&#34; in the Northern Department and later served as Col. of the 18th Conn. militia regiment. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;300-500. <BR><BR>Our item number 104791<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN=CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/38jpegs/104791.jpg"> </P></IMAGES> "