Lot 2097D
1785 State of Connecticut, Order on the Treasury for the Sheriff of Litchfield County, Signed by Oliver Ellsworth, Benjamin Huntington, and Hezekiah Rogers
Signed by Oliver Ellsworth, Architect of the "Great Compromise" and Later Chief Justice of the United States
Openingsbod: $500
schatting: $600 - $850
Manuscript order dated "Hartford 13th May 1785," directing payment from the State Treasury to Lynde Lord, Esquire, Sheriff of Litchfield County, of eight pounds lawful money (£8) out of the taxes granted for the support of civil government, the sum being for distributing the law books and proclamations for Litchfield County the preceding year and for attending the election in May 1785. The order is addressed to "John Lawrence Esq. Treasurer" and signed on the face by three Connecticut officials: Oliver Ellsworth, Benjamin Huntington, and Hezekiah Rogers. Docketed "Sheriff Lord’s Order, £8.0.0, 13 May 1785," and signed by Lynde Lord as the payee’s receipt.
Oliver Ellsworth (1745–1807) and Benjamin Huntington (1736–1800) were two of Connecticut’s most prominent statesmen. Ellsworth was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention and later served as the third Chief Justice of the United States; Huntington was a lawyer and jurist who held a number of state offices.
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