609. OLIVER WOLCOTT (1726-1797) Signer of the Declaration of Independence, member of the Continental Congress, major general in the Continental Army. War-date manuscript D.S., 1p. 4to., Hartford, Sep. 6, 1779, an order to pay Chauncey Whittelsey the sum of three thousand pounds, boldly cross-signed by Wolcott. Fine, double-matted with a photo of a painting of Wolcott and set into a gilt wood frame. $250-350