Sold by RJM Autographs and Antiques, Boston, MA, U.S.A.
AbeBooks Seller since 4 February 2025
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Express Riders provided a valuable service during the Revolutionary War delivering information by riding horseback to various persons and towns. While Paul Revere and William Dawes were the most famous of all riders, there were others who performed this enormously valuable service for the war effort. ASHBEL DODD was one. Pleased to offer his bill and the instructions to pay him, signed and approved by ELIPHALET DYER, WILLIAM PITKIN and OLIVER WOLCOTT JR., 3 ¼ x 8, front and back for for "riding express" regarding the "convention" to Col. Champion, 30 miles, 3 dols. Per mile, including expenses on the road and two days of service for himself, Hartford, Nov. 15th, 1780. The verso contains a note, dated Harford, Nov. 24th, 1780, directing treasurer John Lawrence to "please pay Ashbel Dodd the sum of two pounds, ten shillings.for the service within charged adjudged and allowed and signed by Dyer, Pittman and Wolcott Jr. who has signed across the endorsement. ASHBEL DODD (born about 1857) served as a member of the Hartford Guard, providing security for the sundry offices in Hartford in February 1778. The Hartford Convention was a meeting in 1780 where delegates from the New England states proposed Constitutional amendments to limit the power of the federal government. Citizens were concerned that economic and military interests of the New England states was being threatened. The convention resulted in a declaration calling for the federal government to protect New England and provide financial aid to its trade economy. OLIVER WOLCOTT JR. (1760-1833) was born in Connecticut and graduated from Yale College and Litchfield Law School. During the Revolutionary War, he served as his father's aide-de-camp and then as quartermaster from 1779 to 1781. He left the army to practice law and served on the Connecticut Committee of the Pay Table from 1782 to 1784. After serving as Connecticut Comptroller of Public Accounts, he became the first auditor of the federal Treasury Department in 1789. In 1791, he became the Comptroller of the Treasury Department. In 1795, he succeeded Alexander Hamilton as Secretary of the Treasury and served until the end of 1800, when he resigned under accusations by political enemies. President John Adams appointed Wolcott as judge of the U.S. Circuit Court for the Second Circuit, one of Adams's "midnight judge" appointments at the end of his administration. Wolcott held the position until President Thomas Jefferson and the Republican-controlled Congress abolished it in mid-1802. After serving as a director of the Bank of the United States from 1810 to 1811, he established the Bank of America in 1811 and continued with it until 1814. He served ten consecutive one-year terms as Governor of Connecticut from 1817 to 1827 and served as a delegate to the state constitutional convention in 1818. ELIPHALET DYER (1721-1807) served in the French and Indian War and was a delegate to the Continental Convention. WILLIAM PITKIN JR. (1725-1789) was the son of Governor William Pitkin and served as an officer during the French & Indian War and as a member of the Council on Safety during the Revolution. He owned one of the first powder mills in colonial America, from which he supplied gunpowder to the Continental Army. He also served as assistant to and clerk of the Connecticut General Assembly and was judge of the Hartford Superior Court. JOHN LAWRENCE (1719-1802) served as treasurer of the colony and then the state of Connecticut for twenty years from 1769 to 1789. During the Revolutionary War, he was also commissioner of loans for the United States. Folds, light toning. An excellent example of Revolutionary War Americana. Everything we sell is guaranteed authentic forever to the original buyer. We also offer a 30-day return policy. If you discover a problem or are dissatisfied with an item, please contact us immediately. Our goal is to please every customer. We are pleased to be members of The Manuscript Society, Universal Autogra.
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RJM Autographs and Antiques is owned and operated by Bob Minnocci, who has been collecting and selling historic documents and autographs for more than 25 years. Our focus is to provide a broad range of material from many categories, including Revolutionary War, Civil War, abolitionist, slavery, political and Americana in general. Every document is guaranteed to be authentic. We're pleased to sell through many websites. Inquiries are always welcome regarding our material and items you might want ...
If you are a consumer you can cancel the contract in accordance with the following. Consumer means any natural person who is acting for purposes which are outside his trade, business, craft or profession.
INFORMATION REGARDING THE RIGHT OF CANCELLATION
Statutory Right to cancel
You have the right to cancel this contract within 14 days without giving any reason.
The cancellation period will expire after 14 days from the day on which you acquire, or a third party other than the carrier and indicated by you acquires, physical possession of the the last good or the last lot or piece.
To exercise the right to cancel, you must inform us, RJM Autographs and Antiques, 662 Massachusetts Avenue, #6, 02118, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A., 1 617-236-4893, of your decision to cancel this contract by a clear statement (e.g. a letter sent by post, fax or e-mail). You may use the attached model cancellation form, but it is not obligatory. You can also electronically fill in and submit a clear statement on our website, under "My Purchases" in "My Account". If you use this option, we will communicate to you an acknowledgement of receipt of such a cancellation on a durable medium (e.g. by e-mail) without delay.
To meet the cancellation deadline, it is sufficient for you to send your communication concerning your exercise of the right to cancel before the cancellation period has expired.
Effects of cancellation
If you cancel this contract, we will reimburse to you all payments received from you, including the costs of delivery (except for the supplementary costs arising if you chose a type of delivery other than the least expensive type of standard delivery offered by us).
We may make a deduction from the reimbursement for loss in value of any goods supplied, if the loss is the result of unnecessary handling by you.
We will make the reimbursement without undue delay, and not later than 14 days after the day on which we are informed about your decision to cancel with contract.
We will make the reimbursement using the same means of payment as you used for the initial transaction, unless you have expressly agreed otherwise; in any event, you will not incur any fees as a result of such reimbursement.
We may withhold reimbursement until we have received the goods back or you have supplied evidence of having sent back the goods, whichever is the earliest.
You shall send back the goods or hand them over to us or RJM Autographs and Antiques, 662 Massachusetts Avenue, #6, Boston, Massachusetts, 02118 U.S.A., 1 617-236-4893, without undue delay and in any event not later than 14 days from the day on which you communicate your cancellation from this contract to us. The deadline is met if you send back the goods before the period of 14 days has expired. You will have to bear the direct cost of returning the goods. You are only liable for any diminished value of the goods resulting from the handling other than what is necessary to establish the nature, characteristics and functioning of the goods.
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| Order quantity | 2 to 5 business days | 2 to 5 business days |
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| First item | £ 9.69 | £ 9.69 |
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