Six-line manuscript note instructing John Lawrence to "Pay Andrew Kimball Ten pounds, four Shillings & Six pence Lawfull money & Charge the State, Nov. 13, 1777." Signed also by John Chinward, in whose hand the note appears to be written. Kimball signed the reverse, acknowledging receipt of the money; it is also docketed on the reverse, with the notation that it was audited Dec. 21, 1778. 5¾x8¼.

Fine payment note from the Revolutionary War, signed in Ellsworth's capacity as a member of Connecticut's Committee of the Pay Table. During this period he also served as Connecticut's delegation to the Continental Congress, and as member of the Connecticut Council of Safety. Ellsworth later was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention, with a prominent role in many important debates, and from 1789-1796 was U.S. senator from Connecticut. He resigned that office in 1796 to become the third chief justice of the United States, a post he held for four years.