{"product_id":"1781-connecticut-revolutionary-war-cessation-bond-with-endorsements","title":"1781 Connecticut Revolutionary War Cessation Bond With Endorsements","description":"\u003cp\u003e1781 Revolutionary War Connecticut \"Cessation Bond\" – Complete with Interest Endorsements Through 1789\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginal Revolutionary War treasury bond issued by the State of Connecticut on February 1, 1781, during the final years of the American Revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCertificate No. 881, issued for £24 5s 4d, promises repayment in Spanish Milled Dollars or equivalent Gold or Silver Coin upon the expiration of the war or a \"Cessation of Hostilities between Great Britain and these United States.\" This distinctive language has made these certificates known to collectors as Connecticut Cessation Bonds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe bond bears the manuscript signature of Connecticut Treasurer J. Lawrence and includes a remarkable sequence of annual interest payment endorsements on the reverse dated:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1782\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1783\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1784\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1785\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1786\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1787\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1788\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1789\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe large circular punch cancellation confirms the certificate was redeemed after payment of principal, exactly as intended.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn outstanding survivor documenting Connecticut's financing of the Revolutionary War and the economic transition from independence to the first year of the Washington administration.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCondition: Original Revolutionary War document with folds, expected wear, edge losses, and redemption punch cancellation. Manuscript entries remain strong and highly legible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA highly desirable piece for collectors of Revolutionary War history, colonial currency, early American finance, and Connecticut historical documents.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Signature Documents LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52403063685402,"sku":"EB-327235374590","price":599.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2221\/0931\/files\/57_7c64cfbf-cb2e-431d-9f2f-28a9069af5c1.jpg?v=1782638098","url":"https:\/\/princetonaudubonprints.com\/products\/1781-connecticut-revolutionary-war-cessation-bond-with-endorsements","provider":"Signature Documents LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}