1777 Revolutionary War Financial Document Signed Ezekiel Williams for Cpt Hamlin For Sale

• Date and Location: Hartford, April 8th 1777
• Recipient/Order: "Pay Capn. William Hamlin or Order, Fifty-four pounds & Nine Shillings & eleven pence, for sundry Loss of Cloathing &c. for sundry men of sickness in his Compra. in Colo. Seth Warner's Regt. of Militia in the Expedition to New York — Charge the State —"
• Amount: £54.9.7
• Signatures/Notations: Signed by Ezekiel Williams (E. Williams) on behalf of the Committee of the Pay Table, and docketed on the left edge for John Lawrence (Jno. Lawrence Esqr. Treasr.).

On theback of the Pay Order:

Capt. Wm. Hamlin
£ 54. 9. 11
Da. Oct. 4th 1777
Audited Sep. 1. 1777
E Plummer

• Birth & Background: He was born on February 11, 1726, in Middletown, Connecticut, to Nathaniel and Sarah Hamlin. He married Hannah Allen in 1750, establishing their household in the Westfield district of Middletown.
• Revolutionary Service: Hamlin served as an officer in the Connecticut Militia. During the critical campaigns of 1776, elements of the Connecticut militia were dispatched to reinforce General George Washington’s forces during the defense of New York and the subsequent retreats. As noted on the Pay-Table document, Captain Hamlin commanded a company that operated in conjunction with, or supplied men to, Colonel Seth Warner's Extra-Continental Regiment (famously associated with the Green Mountain Boys).
• Later Life: Following the war, Hamlin lived a remarkably long life, eventually relocating to Charlestown, New Hampshire, where he passed away at the age of 95 on April 25, 1821. He is recognized as a Patriot ancestor by the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR).

• Birth & Background: Born in 1729, Williams was a member of a highly prominent and politically connected Connecticut family. He established himself as a successful merchant in Wethersfield, Connecticut, where his historic brick home (built in 1759) still stands today.
• Civil and Wartime Roles: Contemporaries described Williams as an incredibly energetic man whose civic "zeal was boiling". He wore many hats during the Revolution:
• Sheriff of Hartford County: He held this vital law enforcement post for over two decades, from 1767 to 1789.
• Committee of the Pay Table: Appointed in 1775, Williams was one of the core members responsible for managing Connecticut's massive military expenditures, auditing claims, and issuing payment warrants to soldiers and officers like Captain Hamlin.
• Commissary of Prisoners: Beginning in 1777, Williams was appointed the state's Deputy Commissary of Prisoners. In this role, he was responsible for the custody, security, and provisioning of captured British soldiers and Loyalists held within Connecticut