Oliver Ellsworth and Col. John Mead signed Revolutionary War Pay Order dated 1777 - Connecticut Revolutionary War Bonds, etc.

Pay Order signed by Oliver Ellsworth and Col. John Mead.

Oliver Ellsworth (April 29, 1745 – November 26, 1807) was a prominent Founding Father of the United States, recognized for his roles as an attorney, jurist, politician, and diplomat. He played a significant part in the drafting of the United States Constitution, served as a United States senator from Connecticut, and held the position of the third chief justice of the United States. In the 1796 presidential election, he garnered 11 electoral votes.

Ellsworth's contributions were instrumental in securing Connecticut's ratification of the Constitution, and he was elected as one of the first two senators from the state, serving from 1789 to 1796. He was the principal author of the Judiciary Act of 1789, which established the framework for the federal judiciary and affirmed the Supreme Court's authority to invalidate state supreme court rulings that conflicted with the United States Constitution. As a key ally of Alexander Hamilton in the Senate, Ellsworth was affiliated with the Federalist Party and played a pivotal role in the passage of Hamilton's initiatives, including the Funding Act of 1790 and the Bank Bill of 1791. He also supported the United States Bill of Rights and the Jay Treaty.

Lieutenant-General Hon. John Meade CB (circa 1775 – 6 August 1849) was an Irish officer who served in the British Army. Following his departure from active military service, he took on the role of a militia officer in Ireland and represented a constituency in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom for a duration of twelve years before assuming a diplomatic position. Meade commenced his military career in the British Army on 30 October 1794, enlisting as an ensign in Lieutenant-Colonel Macnamara's Regiment. He was subsequently transferred to Lieutenant-Colonel Ward's Regiment, where he received a promotion to lieutenant on 12 November 1794. After the disbandment of that regiment in 1795, he joined the 12th Regiment of Foot. In June 1796, he embarked on the Rockingham East Indiaman, accompanying his regiment to India.

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