{"product_id":"connecticut-continental-currency-gilbert","title":"Connecticut Continental Currency Gilbert","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis document is a 1780 Connecticut Treasury Office pay order, also known as a promissory note or bond, issued to a soldier for service in the Connecticut Line of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePurpose: These notes represented one-fourth of the total balance found due to a soldier for their military service. They were issued because the state often lacked the immediate cash to pay troops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSigner: This particular note is signed by John Lawrence, who served as the Treasurer of Connecticut. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistorical Significance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese \"Continental Line\" certificates are important historical artifacts of early American finance and the military history of the Revolution. They were typically payable in \"Gold or Silver\" by a future date and accrued annual interest. Because many soldiers were in dire need of funds after the war, they often sold these notes to speculators at a fraction of their face value. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Princeton Audubon Prints","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51779805348122,"sku":"EB-327015601431","price":275.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2221\/0931\/files\/57_9d6f183c-ff6b-4e2d-afd2-b8cdb3e2b275.jpg?v=1772543881","url":"https:\/\/princetonaudubonprints.com\/products\/connecticut-continental-currency-gilbert","provider":"Signature Documents LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}