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Colonial Currency > Connecticut

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Treasury Office Transfer Certificates 1789
Grade: Ch. AU    

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Two Examples. Anderson CT-27. The first certificate is dated July 9, 1789 and made out for 2107 Pounds 1 Pence. The second certificate is dated August 7, 1789 and made out for 19 Pounds 1 Shilling 9 Pence. Both are signed by Jed(ediah) Huntington as treasurer. He was active in the Sons of Liberty and then served as a general during the Revolutionary War. He was one of the organizers of the Society of the Cincinnati. In 1789 he became Treasurer for the State of Connecticut until President Washington appointed him to be the customs house collector for the coastal area from the Connecticut River to Rhode Island. He served in this capacity until his death in 1818. A great pair and a breath of fresh air compared to the plethora of common Connecticut fiscal paper that collectors are forced to endure at auction.

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