1788 Pay Table Note Issued to Colonel Samuel Wyllys Signed by Oliver Wolcott Jr.

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Promissory Notes like this issued by the State of Connecticut help to finance the Revolutionary War. Military finances in the state of Connecticut were managed by the Pay-Table which was also known as the Committee of Four during the Revolutionary War.

Samuel Wyllys was an officer in the American Revolutionary War. He is credited with the creation of the Connecticut Governor's Foot Guard. The Governor's Guard still exist today and thought to be the longest continuously serving militia in the United States.

He was promoted to Colonel in 1775 and commanded the 2nd, 3rd and 22nd Connecticut Regiments during his career. He led a regiment during the siege of Boston which prevented the British from taking Boston. He later marched with General George Washington to New York where he fought in several battles and finished his service. After the War, he became Major General of the Connecticut Militia. He became Secretary of State of Connecticut in 1796, a post previously held by by his father and grandfather. Collectively, the three Wyllys' held the office for 98 years. Fort Wyllys in West Point, NY was named in his honor.

The note was signed by Pay Table member Oliver Wolcott Jr. Oliver Wolcott Jr. was the son of Oliver Wolcott who was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. He became a Pay Table member in 1782 and named Comptroller in 1788. In 1795 he became President George Washington's Secretary of the Treasury succeeding Alexander Hamilton.

Oliver Wolcott Jr. later served as President of the Bank of North American and then Governor of Connecticut.

The note is for one pound and ten schillings. Reverse is signed by Goel Gones and Capt Ingham.