Welcome to Places and Artifacts of the American Revolution

Hello, and welcome to Places and Artifacts of the American Revolution. I plan to use this site to share my own small personal collection of artifacts, as well as travel experiences related to the American Revolution (1765 - 1783), the American Revolutionary War (1775 - 1783) and colonial America in general.

I recently began collecting colonial-era artifacts such as military items, documents, paper money and other period items. I will share photos, provenance and any other information I am able to uncover about each item. I will also share some of the reference books that I have acquired to assist me with evaluating items before purchasing them.

I have traveled to a few cities and sites of relevance to colonial America and to the American Revolution and plan to share photos, as well as my thoughts and experiences at each site.

Thank you for taking the time to look around the site and sharing in my passion for all things liberty!

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Connecticut Pay Table Documents

The military finances for the colony of Connecticut were handled by the Pay-Table, also known as the Committee of Four, during the American Revolution. Pay-Table members rotated and included such notables as jurist Oliver Ellsworth, attorney Oliver Wolcott, Jr. (a future U.S. Secretary of the Treasury), Hezekiah Rogers (an aide de camp to General Jedidiah Huntington, who was also a member), William Moseley, Fenn Wadsworth, Eleazer Wales and General Samuel Wyllys, son of Governor George Wyllys. During the American Revolution, Samuel Wyllys (1739-1823) led a regiment in the siege of Boston. Fort Wyllys was named in his honor. William Moseley (1755-1824) later served in the Connecticut state senate (1822-1824). Financing the Revolution laid a heavy burden upon each colony, especially those which balked at levying taxes. In order to meet immediate needs, such as wages, the colonies relied upon wealthy revolutionists, foreign loans, and taxes and gifts from abroad. Connect...

Colonial Paper Money

"Let us expel every species of luxury and extravagance, the parents of poverty and ruin, and banish the great cause of both - PAPER MONEY" - Letter to the editor - Boston Evening Post - January 8, 1750

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