Lot 232
Wolcott, Oliver (1726-1797), Connecticut signer of the Declaration of Independence, general, judge, politician, Governor of Connecticut. Son, Oliver Jr., became Secretary of the Treasury and also Governor of Connecticut. Autograph Document Signed as Lt. Governor, one page, 7½ x 6½ New Haven, Ct., October 28, 1789. To Peter Colt, Connecticut State Treasurer, in full: "Please to pay the Honble. Roger Sherman Esqr Thirty Five pounds lawful money [tow] ards my salary as L:Govr. and C[redit] the same to my account. Oliver Wolcott"
On verso Sherman has placed his holograph endorsement: "Received of Mr. Peter Colt Treasurer the contents of the written order. Roger Sherman"
Customary "cancellation" hole in center affects text enclosed in brackets above but touches no part of Sherman’s endorsement, fresh and Very Fine.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
A MARVELOUS DOCUMENT SIGNED BY TWO IMPORTANT FOUNDING FATHERS.
Sherman was the only man to sign the "Olive Branch Petition", the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation and the U.S. Constitution, the four most important documents in the birth of our nation.
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