General JEDEDIAH HUNTINGTON Signed 1789 CT Debt

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Revolutionary War General Jedediah Huntington Signed 1789 Connecticut Financial Funding & Debt Document
JEDEDIAH HUNTINGTON (1743-1818). American General in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, brevetted Major General in 1783, one of the organizers of the Society of the Cincinnati, member of the court-martial that tried Gen. Charles Lee and that condemned Major Andr. He "fought courageously during the Battle of Bunker Hill, from which he emerged a Colonel."
1789-Dated Post Revolutionary War, Partially-Printed Document Signed "J Huntington," measuring 12.5" x 7.5", Superb Gem Crisp Mint. This is an unused 1789 Connecticut Treasury Office Document to be used for reporting on Certificates issued for Continental Army Soldiers Notes turned into the Treasury. This unused, pristine full Uncut Double-Page Sheet is fresh and bright, having lots of original press text embossing remaining within the high quality laid watermarked period paper, attesting to its outstanding originality. The signature of Revolutionary War General Jedediah Huntington is magnificent, being a bold fresh deep brown, exactly as it appeared on the day it was signed.
Jedediah Huntington (1743 - 1818), also known as Jedidiah Huntington, was an American General in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He was born in Norwich, Connecticut, the son of Jabez Huntington (1719"1786). He graduated at Harvard in 1763, joined the American army at Cambridge, became a Brigadier General in 1777, and took part in many important engagements until the close of the war, when he was Brevetted Major General in 1783. He was one of the organizers of the Society of the Cincinnati.
He became collector of the port of New London in 1789 and held the office 26 years. In 1778 he was a member of the court-martial that tried Gen. Charles Lee and in 1780 of the one that condemned Major Andr.

He "fought courageously during the Battle of Bunker Hill, from which he emerged a Colonel."