Stephen Mix Mitchell Signed 1792 Connecticut Pay Order — Guilford Public Assistance
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Stephen Mix Mitchell Signed 1792 Connecticut Pay Order — Guilford Public Assistance
$250.00
Original manuscript treasury order dated Hartford, May 23, 1792, signed “Stephen Mix Mitchell,” Continental Congress delegate, future United States senator, and later chief justice of Connecticut.
Addressed to State Treasurer Peter Colt, the order authorizes payment of £9, 16 shillings to the selectmen of Guilford, Connecticut, from civil-list taxes. The payment reimburses the town for supporting Philip Riley, described in the document as “a transient person.”
Issued by order of the governor and council, the document provides a specific record of public assistance and the division of financial responsibility between town and state in early federal America.
The reverse bears a registration endorsement dated May 31, 1792, signed by John Dodd as clerk, together with Augustus Collins’ signed acknowledgment of receipt of the full amount. Additional docketing and accounting figures document its processing.
Handwritten on both sides of a single sheet, with a clear Mitchell signature and elaborate contemporary pen flourishes.
Condition: Light age toning, scattered spotting, intersecting folds, minor edge irregularities, and handling wear. Writing and signatures remain clearly legible. See photographs.
