Wyllys, George (1710-1796) [Six Connecticut six pence currency notes]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03662.06 Author/Creator: Wyllys, George (1710-1796) Place Written: Hartford, Connecticut Type: Printed document signed Date: 1776 Pagination: 6 items ; 8.9 x 7.7 cm. Order a Copy
Currency pieces numbered 11282, 11284, 11287, 11291, 11294 (all signed by B. Payne) and 19157 (signed by G. Wyllys). On the verso of each is written "Regd E Colt." Indicates that by order of the Connecticut Assembly on 19 June 1776 the notes shall be redeemable from the treasury on 1 January 1782.
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