American Revolution
1789 Partly-Printed Payment Document Oliver Wolcott Jr.
July 3, 1789-Dated, Connecticut, Partly-Printed Receipt Document of Oliver Wolcott Jr. as Comptroller of Connecticut, Signed By “James Wells” an Acting Lieutenant at Valley Forge, Choice Crisp Near Mint.
July 3, 1789-Dated, Partially-Printed measuring 2.75" x 7.5," Completed in manuscript for £2 7s2d. Wolcott, Jr. who would also serve as United States Secretary of the Treasury, under Presidents George Washington and John Adams. The 24th Connecticut Regiment of Militia was originally established in the Wyoming Valley by the Connecticut Legislature in Hartford in May, 1775. This area, now a part of Pennsylvania, was settled in 1769 and controlled by Connecticut until 1782 when it was given to Pennsylvania by the Continental Congress.
Two independent Companies of the Regiment were established by the Continental Congress in August, 1776. The companies left the Wyoming Valley to join General Washington at Morristown on January 1, 1777. After Morristown they fought in the battles of Mill Stone River, Bound Brook, Germantown, Brandywine, and Fort Mifflin. They spent the winter at Valley Forge, and fought in the battle of Monmouth. They were released after Monmouth to come back to the Valley, the bulk of the soldiers arriving too late for the Battle of Wyoming. After the massacre, the independent companies were recruited for the Hartley Expedition and the Sullivan Campaign.