1779, Revolutionary War, Oliver Wolcott, Fenn Wadsworth signed note For Sale - New and Used

This item is a wonderful, original document dated 1779, a Revolutionary War payorder to William Hillhouse, New London, signed by John Chenward, Fenn Wadsworth and Oliver Wolcott Jr.on front and by David Hillhouse on verso..Document is 4x6, folds, else in overall good condition.

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.

He was a clerk in Connecticut's Office of the Committee on the Pay Table from 1781 to 1782, and a commissioner on that committee from 1782-1784. Wolcott was appointed in 1784 as one of the commissioners to mediate claims between the U.S. and the state of Connecticut. After serving as state comptroller of Connecticut from 1788–90, he was named auditor of the federal treasury, and became Comptroller of the Treasury in 1791. He was appointed Secretary of the Treasury by George Washington in 1795 to succeed Alexander Hamilton. In 1799, as Secretary of the Treasury, he designed the United States Customs Service flag.

Wadsworth, Fenn (1751-1785) During the American Revolution, he served as a brigade major to General James Wadsworth from September 28, 1776 until sometime in April, 1779. During that period, several of the regiments of the brigade saw extensive service, including the Battle of Long Island, the retreat from New York, Harlem Heights, White Plains, and the fall of Fort Washington. Due to failing health, Wadsworth was forced to leave the field, but he remained very active in state government. With his health continuing to worsen, Wadsworth agreed to travel to High Rock Spring, New York for rest and recuperation. Worn out by constant work and the rigors of the long journey, Fenn Wadsworth died near Saratoga, New York on June 21, 1785 at the age of 34.