OLIVER ELLSWORTH,1745-1807. Architect of the Constitution, succeeded John Jay as Chief Justice of U.S. Supreme Court. One-page Revolutionary War document, dated May 16, 1775, Hartford. An order to pay paymaster Major Samuel Prentis 400 pounds sterling fo rhte 3rd Co., 6th Regt..."raised for the defense of this colony...:" Matted with colored portrait of Ellsworth. Unframed Estimate $200-300
