OLIVER ELLSWORTH Letter, Note, & Docket Signed THREE SIGNATURES!
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ORIGINAL!NOT A COPY OR REPRINT!INCLUDES CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITYNO RESERVEOLIVER ELLSWORTH(1745-1807)Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, 1796-1800In 1777, Oliver Ellsworth was chosen as one of Connecticut's representatives in the Continental Congress. He was also active in his state's efforts during the Revolutionary War as a member of Connecticut's Committee of the Pay Table, responsible for handling military finances.At the Constitutional Convention of 1787, Oliver Ellsworth was the co-author of the Great Compromise that offered an acceptable representation formula for small and large states: in the Senate, all states would be equally represented with 2 Senators each. In the House of Representatives, the larger the state population, the more Representatives.(1)Autograph Letter Signed"Oliver Ellsworth"in text(2)Autograph Note Signed"Oliv Ellsworth"on verso(3)Autograph Endorsement Signed"Oliv Ellsworth"on versoHartford, ConnecticutSeptember 13, 1782minor folds, toning, creasesall 3 handwritten & signed by Oliver Ellsworth on one 8 inch by 5½ inch page(1)"To John Lawrence Esq. TreasurerSir Please to pay to Oliver Ellsworth Esq State Attorneyfor Hartford County out of the two penny Tax granted by theGeneral Assembly in May lat the Sum of Seventeen pounds &ten pence lawful money being in part of a bill of Cost taxdagainst Collins
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