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State of Connecticut, Pay-Table Office, 1781-82 Tax Pair Signed by Fenn Wadsworth and Jedediah Hunti

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State of Connecticut, Pay-Table Office, 1781-82 Tax Pair Signed by Fenn Wadsworth and Jedediah Hunti
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Connecticut...., 1781 and 1782. Pair of I/C Tax Pay Orders issued by the Pay-Table Office. One is issued to Elijah Hubbard for 50 Pounds and is signed by Eleazer Wales and Fenn Wadsworth; the other is issued to the East Windsor Selectmen for 25 Pounds and 2 Shillings, is signed by William Moseley and Eleazer Wales. Jedediah (or Jedidiah) Huntington's signature is across on both pieces. Black text, with black handwriting on front and back. The Pay-Table (also known as the Committee of Four) managed Connecticut's military finances during the Revolutionary War. Its members rotated during the lengthy confrontation with England. Financing the Revolution laid a heavy burden upon each colony, especially those which balked at levying taxes. In order to meet immediate needs, such as wages, the colonies relied upon wealthy revolutionists, foreign loans, and taxes and gifts from abroad. Issuing notes such as these was only a temporary solution. Fenn Wadsworth (1750/51-1785) was a brigade major to General James Wadsworth from 1776 to 1779. He fought in many battles during that time, but his failing health forced him to leave active service. Wadsworth stayed in Connecticut's government, as shown by his membership to the Pay-Table Committee. William Moseley (1755-1824) later would serve in the Connecticut state senate. He was also the Director of the Hartford National Bank from 1797 to 1815. Jedediah Huntington (4 August 1743 - 25 September 1818), was an American general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. After the war, he served in numerous civilian posts. Elijah Hubbard (1745-1808) was a lawyer and merchant of Middletown and New London, Connecticut. He was a successful West India merchant both before and after the Revolutionary War, and during the war he was appointed State Clothier for Connecticut. For 28 years, Hubbard was a member of the General Assembly, and for a number of years was president of the Middletown Bank. Both are in VF condition. (2)