#181 • 1779 Revolutionary War Pay Order

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Original 1779 American Revolutionary War pay order issued in Hartford, Connecticut, directing a payment to Colonel Stephen Moulton, "Sir, Pay Col. Stephen Loulton one hundred & eighty pounds three shilling & six pence L.M. and charge the State- Hartford January 23, 177". Fenn Wadsworth James Church John Lawrence Esq. Treasurer. ; paper 6.5 x 7.75. Overall good condition with some minor pitting to paper. Provenance: Ray Howser Collection.