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June 23, 1773 through October 24, 1775 Connecticut country store ledger for purchases by Ebenezer Paul of Berkley.

December 14, 1772 through November 1, 1774 Connecticut country store ledger for purchases by Phillip King of Paynham.

6 1/4" x 4 1/2" document in rich brown ink headed "New London March 2, 1767". The local Justice of the Peace, Daniel Coil writes this pay order to the town's treasurer ordering a tax rebate (abate) to be paid to Samuel Leach. It is due to him losing his hearing and the town being responsible. It was the town's head tax for a 3 year period. Pygan Adams, Justice of Peace also signed as did 5 Selectmen of the town.

1743 Land Deed from the Colony of Connecticut, County of Hartford, Town of Middletown. For a division called the Great Lotts, on the left side of the Connecticut River, containing about 230 acres. It was sold from William Kofsan to Michael Stuart for the sum of sixteen hundred pounds. Thomas Johnson, Justice of the Peace signs.

This document is a for the receipt of 250 pounds lawful money to pay for prisoner expenses. Ezekiel Williams, signs as Commissary of Prisoners for the State of Connecticut. It is interesting to note that Williams drew his own personal note on the treasury of the State of Connecticut to help finance the expedition which captured Ft. Ticonderoga on May 10, 1775. Williams served throughout the war as Commissary of Prisoners held in Connecticut. Captured British soldiers from the garrison at Ft. Ti were under his care. His journals were published by the Acorn Society.

David Hungerford joined Bradley's Battalion (later the 5th Connecticut Regiment) on June 28, 1776 and was stationed at Bergen Heights and Paulus Hook, NJ in Oct. '76. He went to Ft. Lee under General Greene, then to Ft. Washington, NY. He was captured at Ft. Washington on Nov. 16, 1776. Connecticut records list him as as being taken prisoner at Ft. Washington. He was later paroled and re-enlisted in the Continental army in 1780  This document includes his application for payment from 1780 onwards, plus his petition (at the bottom of the document)stating that he has not received pay for any of his service due to his having been a prisoner. Accompanying it is his pay order for twenty three pounds and seventeen shillings to cover payment for his entire service.

Matched pair of documents regarding the payment of two soldiers for their service in Colonel Zebulon Butler’s Second Connecticut Regiment (Formation of 1777-1781). The first document, dated at Woodbury, CT, November 25, 1780, authorizes the bearer, Mr. Shadrach Osborn, to receive the wages due Privates Aaron Curtis (£44.5.6) and David Hicock (£44.11.7). This authorization has been witnessed by Edward Hinman, Justice of the Peace. The second document, dated at Hartford, CT, December 4, 1780, is Private David Hicock’s payment voucher. Hicock’s payment has been authorized by Colonel Increase Mosley. In 1777 and 1778, Mosley commanded various Connecticut militia regiments, serving at locations such as White Plains, Crompond, Fishkill, Ft. Montgomery, Fort Clinton and West Point.