ALS, 1780 Dec. 27, Philadelphia, Pa., to Andrew Adams.

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ALS, 1780 Dec. 27, Philadelphia, Pa., to Andrew Adams.

Wolcott complains that while the government is in want of money to carry on the war, individuals are still as well-off as ever.

6 p. ; 23 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6756466

Rosenbach Museum & Library

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Wolcott, Oliver, 1726-1797

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Oliver Wolcott Sr. (November 20, 1726 – December 1, 1797) was an American Founding Father and politician. He was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation as a representative of Connecticut, and the nineteenth Governor of Connecticut. Born in Windsor, Connecticut, he attended Yale College, graduating in 1747 as the top scholar in his class. After serving as a Captain during the French and Indian War, he moved to newly settled Goshen in northwe...

Adams, Andrew, 1736-1797

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Andrew Adams (January 7, 1736 – November 26, 1797) was an American Founding Father, lawyer, jurist, and political leader in Litchfield, Connecticut, during the American Revolutionary War. He was a delegate for Connecticut to the Continental Congress, signatory of the Articles of Confederation, and later Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court. Born in Stratford, Connecticut, he attended Yale and graduated in 1760 before reading law with his father. After first practicing in Stamford, A...