Description: State of Connecticut Pay Order Issued to Andrew Adams and signed at back. Also signed by Andrew Kingsbury and John Porter on front. Further research necessary on John Porter. Andrew Adams (January 7, 1736 " November 26, 1797) was an American lawyer, jurist, and political leader in Litchfield, Connecticut, during the American Revolutionary War. He was a representative for Connecticut to the Continental Congress and later became Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court. Adams was born in Stratford, the son of Samuel (1703-1788) and Mary Fairchild (1698-1803) Adams. His father was a lawyer in Stratford and a judge of Fairfield County. Adams attended Yale and graduated in 1760 before studying law with his father. He initially practiced in Stamford. In 1772, he was appointed as the king's attorney for Litchfield County. Adams moved to Litchfield in 1774, where he lived for the rest of his life. With the onset of the American Revolution, Adams was a member of Connecticut's Committee of Safety. He served in the state Assembly from 1776 until 1781 and was its speaker in 1779 and 1780. During the Revolutionary War, he also served as a colonel in the Connecticut militia. Adams was appointed to the Second Continental Congress in 1778 and signed the Articles of Confederation. In 1789, Adams was appointed as a judge of the supreme court of Massachusetts. In 1793, he was appointed chief justice of the State of Connecticut. He passed away on November 26, 1797, at the age of sixty-three, leaving behind a strong reputation as a lawyer, statesman, and patriot. Andrew Kingsbury was born on 24 April 1759 in West Farms. He was the son of Phebe French Kingsbury and Ephraim Kingsbury. In June 1776, he enlisted as a private soldier and was discharged along with the Regiment in Salisbury, Pennsylvania, later that year. In 1777, Kingsbury reentered the service at Danbury, Connecticut and was transferred to the General and Hospital Department. There, he served as a clerk until 15 December 1778, when he was appointed as Storekeeper. He held that position until 1781, when he became a clerk in the office of Ralph Pomeroy, Esq., Deputy Quartermaster-General. Kingsbury married Mary Osborn (who passed away in 1848) on 14 January 1783, and together they had five children. Kingsbury continued to serve in the Comptrollers Office until 1791. He was then appointed Comptroller of Public Accounts, serving until 1793, when he was elected Treasurer of the State of Connecticut. Kingsbury remained in that office until 1818. Additionally, he became Treasurer of the Connecticut Missionary Society in 1799 and Treasurer of Hartford Grammar School i Item ordered may not be exact piece shown. All original and authentic.
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