American Revolution
Connecticut Treasury Pay Order for Construction of Revolutionary War Black Rock Fort at the Entrance of New Haven Harbor
October 26, 1776, Revolutionary War, Manuscript Order Drawn on the Treasurer of Connecticut, For the Construction of Black Rock Fort at New Haven, Choice Very Fine.
This original, handwritten, 5.5" x 8," Revolutionary War Document directs the Connecticut Treasurer to pay 33 pounds 12 shillings to "Mr. William Greenough for Services Done by him for this State in Time Past." This document concludes with a flashy 4" signature by Benjamin Huntington (1736-1800), here a member of the Connecticut government, but later a Revolutionary War General and member of the Continental Congress. William Greenough, a resident of New Haven, CT, was appointed to a committee of 3 to oversee the construction of a fort at the entrance of New Haven harbor, which was called Black Rock Fort. This document is likely a payment to Greenough for services as a member of that committee. Docketing on the back indicates that Mr. Greenough did receive his payment. This document is in very nice condition, with a trivial edge tear to the right edge. A fine Revolutionary War document with direct connection to the American war effort.
In September 1775, just 5 months after the outbreak of the Revolutionary War at Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts, the General Court of Connecticut, meeting at Hartford, ordered 3 companies of its militia under the command of Colonel Webb at Greenwich, to move to New Haven and make preparations for fortification at the entrance to the harbor. A committee of local citizens was appointed to oversee the building of the fort, one of whom was William Greenough. On October 21, 1775, the committee submitted a report, including an expense requirement of £110 for materials and labor, and recommended payment of a remainder of the expense, £40.5.10 by the State Treasurer. The site chosen for these fortifications, Black Rock, had been fortified by New Haven colonists nearly a century before, and so the new defensive works was named Black Rock Fort. The work was temporarily suspended late in 1775, possibly due to the severity of the winter, but in the following spring the fort was completed.
Connecticut Treasury Pay Order for Construction of Revolutionary War Black Rock Fort at the Entrance of New Haven Harbor
October 26, 1776, Revolutionary War, Manuscript Order Drawn on the Treasurer of Connecticut, For the Construction of Black Rock Fort at New Haven, Choice Very Fine.
This original, handwritten, 5.5" x 8," Revolutionary War Document directs the Connecticut Treasurer to pay 33 pounds 12 shillings to "Mr. William Greenough for Services Done by him for this State in Time Past." This document concludes with a flashy 4" signature by Benjamin Huntington (1736-1800), here a member of the Connecticut government, but later a Revolutionary War General and member of the Continental Congress. William Greenough, a resident of New Haven, CT, was appointed to a committee of 3 to oversee the construction of a fort at the entrance of New Haven harbor, which was called Black Rock Fort. This document is likely a payment to Greenough for services as a member of that committee. Docketing on the back indicates that Mr. Greenough did receive his payment. This document is in very nice condition, with a trivial edge tear to the right edge. A fine Revolutionary War document with direct connection to the American war effort.
In September 1775, just 5 months after the outbreak of the Revolutionary War at Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts, the General Court of Connecticut, meeting at Hartford, ordered 3 companies of its militia under the command of Colonel Webb at Greenwich, to move to New Haven and make preparations for fortification at the entrance to the harbor. A committee of local citizens was appointed to oversee the building of the fort, one of whom was William Greenough. On October 21, 1775, the committee submitted a report, including an expense requirement of £110 for materials and labor, and recommended payment of a remainder of the expense, £40.5.10 by the State Treasurer. The site chosen for these fortifications, Black Rock, had been fortified by New Haven colonists nearly a century before, and so the new defensive works was named Black Rock Fort. The work was temporarily suspended late in 1775, possibly due to the severity of the winter, but in the following spring the fort was completed.
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