This 1779 document bears the signature of Connecticut State Treasurer John Lawrence, providing a unique glimpse into the financial operations of the time. It is an order to pay Chauncey Whittelsey.

Lawrence was the Treasurer of Connecticut from 1769 to 1789 and was comissioner of loans for the United States during the American Revolution.

All ephemera has wear commensurate to age, including, potentially: nicks, folds, smudges, rips at edges, age stains, old smells, small holes, and other imperfections. You get what you see :)

This paper is extremely brittle