January 26th Rare Autograph & Book Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 1/26/2023
An Oliver Walcott Jr signed 13.5" x 8.25" receipt for a tea shipment. The piece details a shipment of one hundred chests of Hayson Tea to Philadelphia. Dated November 25th, 1808 in New York. Signed "Oliver Wolcott". The piece has some separation and minor staining.
Oliver Wolcott Jr. (January 11, 1760 – June 1, 1833) was an American politician and judge. He was the second United States Secretary of the Treasury, a judge of the United States Circuit Court for the Second Circuit, and the 24th Governor of Connecticut. His life spanned from working in Connecticut, followed by the U.S. federal government in the Department of Treasury, before returning to Connecticut where he spent his life before his death. Throughout his time in politics, Wolcott's political views shifted from Federalist, to Toleration, and finally Jacksonian. Oliver Wolcott Jr. is the son to Oliver Wolcott Sr., part of the Griswold-Wolcott family.
With One of a Kind Collectibles LOA.
Oliver Wolcott Jr. Signed Receipt for Tea Shipment
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