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OLIVER ELLSWORTH, JR.
(1745 - 1807) American politician, delegate to the Continental Congress and Constitutional Convention, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. D.S., 2pp. 4" x 8", Hartford, Dec. 20, 1776, enlisting additional soldiers during the Revolutionary War. In part: "Sir, Please to pay Capt. Amaziah Wright One Hundred & Seventy five pounds - to improve for enlisiting his own company in Col. Ene's Battalion now raising for the Winter campai(g)n - he to account accordingly & charge the State...". Fine

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December 9, 2011 11:00 AM EST
Stamford, CT, US

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