Description: Brigadier General Jedediah Huntington (1743-1818) countersigns this Pay Order dated 1781-82 for Lawful Silver Money used to supply the army. The Deputy Quarter Master, Ralph Pomeroy also signs at back showing receipt of the funds in Pounds. Grade showing wear including slight fold separations. Very Good to Fine. Jedediah (or Jedidiah) Huntington (4 August 1743 " 25 September 1818), was an American general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. After the war, he served in numerous civilian posts. Huntington was born in Norwich, Connecticut, the son of Jabez and Elizabeth (Backus) Huntington. Huntington graduated from Harvard in 1763 and received a master's degree from Yale University in 1770. He was engaged in commercial pursuits with his father, was an active member of the Sons of Liberty, and of the Committee of Correspondence established at Norwich on 6 June 1774. He was a slightly built man: "His greatness was rather intellectual and moral than physical, as there is in existence a memorandum of the weighing of several revolutionary officers at West Point, August 19, 1788; when Gen. Washington weighed 209 pounds, Gen. Lincoln, 224, Gen. Knox, 280, and Gen. Huntington, 132." As the war approached, Huntington became an active officer in the Norwich militia. He was appointed ensign of the first Norwich militia company in October 1769, became a lieutenant in 1771, and a captain in May 1774. In October 1774, Huntington was made Colonel of the 20th Regiment of Connecticut Militia. When Israel Bissell brought the Lexington Alarm to Norwich on April 20, 1775, he personally deliv Item ordered may not be exact piece shown. All original and authentic.
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Location: Portsmouth, New Hampshire
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