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Oliver Ellsworth signed Revolutionary War Pay Order - Connecticut Revolutionary :
$450.00

Great Documents handwritten by the state of Connecticut for Payment of Soldiers Sickness, Supplies, or other services for the war effort. Each signed by Oliver Ellsworth. Condition runs from Fine to exceptionally nice condition. So Historic! So Important!!! Oliver Ellsworth (April 29, 1745 November 26, 1807) was an American lawyer, judge, politician, and diplomat. He was a framer of the United States Constitution, a United States Senator from Connecticut, and the third Chief Justice of the United States. Additionally, Ellsworth received 11 electoral votes in the 1796 presidential election. Born in Windsor, Connecticut, Ellsworth attended the College of New Jersey where he helped found the American WhigCliosophic Society. In 1777, he became the state attorney for Hartford County, Connecticut and was selected as a delegate to the Continental Congress, serving during the remainder of the American Revolutionary War. He served as a state judge during the 1780s and was selected as a delegate to the 1787 Philadelphia Convention, which produced the United States Constitution. While at the convention, Ellsworth played a role in fashioning the Connecticut Compromise between the more populous states and the less populous states. He also served on the Item ordered may not be exact piece shown. All original and authentic.