1793 dated Post Revolutionary War Pay Order - Sheet of Six Payment Receipts - Connecticut - American Revolution

Uncut Sheet of 6 Payment receipts. Debenture paid for attending General Assembly. Peter Colt changed to Andrew Kingsbury. Interestingly enough, Andrew Kingsbury was Connecticut State Treasurer from 1794 to 1818. These are dated 1793.

Andrew Kingsbury, born on April 24, 1759, at West Farms, was the son of Phebe French Kingsbury and Ephraim Kingsbury. He enlisted as a private soldier in June 1776 and was discharged with the Regiment in Salisbury, Pennsylvania, later that year. In 1777, Kingsbury reentered the service at Danbury, Connecticut, where he was transferred to the General and Hospital Department and served as a clerk until December 15, 1778. Subsequently, he was appointed Storekeeper, a position he held until 1781. In 1781, Kingsbury became a clerk in the office of Ralph Pomeroy, Esq., Deputy Quartermaster-General.

On January 14, 1783, Kingsbury married Mary Osborn, who passed away in 1848. They had five children together. Kingsbury’s career took him to the Comptroller’s Office, where he served until 1791. He was then appointed Comptroller of Public Accounts, serving until 1793. In 1793, he was elected Treasurer of the State of Connecticut, a position he held until 1818. Additionally, Kingsbury served as Treasurer of the Connecticut Missionary Society in 1799 and Treasurer of Hartford Grammar School in 1806. Andrew Kingsbury passed away on October 6, 1837, in Hartford, Connecticut. (Connecticut Historical Society)