A Revolutionary War-Dated Connecticut Debenture Document Signed By Several Important Connecticut Politicians – Declaration Of Independence Signer Samuel Huntington, Davenport, Dyer, Griswold, And Pitkin

SAMUEL HUNTINGTON (1731-1796). Huntington was a Declaration of Independence Signer from Connecticut, and he also signed the Articles of Confederation. He also served as Governor of Connecticut. ABRAHAM DAVENPORT (1715-1789). Davenport was a Revolution-era Connecticut politician and militia colonel. ELIPHALET DYER (1721-1807). Dyer was a Connecticut lawyer and a delegate to the Continental Congress. MATTHEW GRISWOLD (1714-1799). Griswold was a Revolution-era Connecticut politician and the Governor of Connecticut in the 1780s. WILLIAM PITKIN (1694-1769). Pitkin was a Colonial Governor of Connecticut Colony. DS. 1pg. February 3, 1779. Connecticut. A handwritten document signed by several important Revolution-era Connecticut politicians, “Matthw Griswold”, “Elipht Dyer”, “Wm Pitkin”, “Sam Huntington”, and “Abrm Davenport”. It was also signed “Wm Pitkin for M Sheldon” on behalf of an Elisha Sheldon, who may have been a Colonel in the Continental Army, and “Geo. Pitkin, Clerk”, likely by William Pitkin’s son. Written in the midst of the Revolutionary War, the document records payments on a debenture: “Superior Court Debenture on the Council in August, September & Oct’r 1778, viz. The Hon’ble Matthew Griswold Esq. 60 days £324:0:0 Matthw Griswold Eliphalet Dyer Esq. 30 days £162:0.0. re’d £25:10.0 recd the Balance April 15 1779 Elipht Dyer Wm Pitkin Esq. 60 days £306:0:0 Wm Pitkin Sam’l Huntington Esq. 53 days £270 6:0 Sam Huntington Elisha Sheldon Esq. Assistant 4 days £20:8:0 Wm Pitkin for M Sheldon Abraham Davenport Esq. Assis’t: 3 days £15:6:0 Abrm Davenport £1098:8:0 Cr as paid pr order 181:10:0 £916:10:0 To John Lawrence Esq Treasurer of the State of Connecticutt [sic] Sir please to pay to The Judges of the Sup’r Court and Assistants the Balance due on the foregoing Debenture being the sum of Nine Hundred & Sixteen Pounds Ten Shillings & Charge the State in Account therefor. February 3rd, 1779. Per the order of Court Geo. Pitkin, Clerk”. Docket: “Sup’r Court Debenture. Fall Circuit 1778. £916:10:0. Charged 4 Feb’ry 1779. No. 2 No. 241”. The document is in good condition with some light foxing and small tears in the deep folds.