French Revolutionary War Document
An order 1781 written and signed by Jeremiah Wadsworth, Commissary General of the Continental Army at Hartford, to the French Agent at Newport, Rhode Island to pay on a Bill of Exchange of Paris. Wadsworth served as Commissary Agent to the French Army at the request of General Rochambeau. Since this bill was payable in French money, he was acting on behalf of the French Army. French Army Rev. War documents are rarely found. Wadsworth was a member of the Continental Congress 1787–8, U.S. House of Reps. 1789–95. He founded the Bank of North America in Philadelphia & Hartford Bank in CT. Rare Document.
An order 1781 written and signed by Jeremiah Wadsworth, Commissary General of the Continental Army at Hartford, to the French Agent at Newport, Rhode Island to pay on a Bill of Exchange of Paris. Wadsworth served as Commissary Agent to the French Army at the request of General Rochambeau. Since this bill was payable in French money, he was acting on behalf of the French Army. French Army Rev. War documents are rarely found. Wadsworth was a member of the Continental Congress 1787–8, U.S. House of Reps. 1789–95. He founded the Bank of North America in Philadelphia & Hartford Bank in CT. Rare Document.
