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Lot #148
Oliver Ellsworth and William Williams

A pair of Connecticut delegates from the Second Continental Congress

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A pair of Connecticut delegates from the Second Continental Congress

Manuscript DS, signed “O. Ellsworth" and "Wm. Williams,” one page, 7.5 x 8.25, June 13, 1777. Pay order issued to Treasurer John Lawrence, in part: “Please to pay to the Hon'ble William Williams One hundred pound pounds money to defray Expenses at the Continental Congress Philadelphia and Charge the State." Signed at the conclusion by Ellsworth and two other officials, and endorsed on the reverse by Williams. In fine condition, with one small area of paper loss from ink erosion.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Fine Autographs and Artifacts
  • Dates: #500 - Ended May 10, 2017





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