Jesse Root Signed Pay Order - 1778 dated Connecticut Pay Order - American Revolutionary War Autograph

Pay Order signed by Jesse Root.

Jesse Root (December 28, 1736 – March 29, 1822) was a prominent American minister and attorney hailing from Coventry, Connecticut. Throughout the American Revolution, he played a significant role on the Connecticut Council of Safety and within the Connecticut militia. Initially appointed as a lieutenant colonel in Peekskill in 1777, he advanced to the position of Adjutant-General of the Connecticut Line. Root represented Connecticut as a delegate to the Continental Congress from 1778 to 1782 and served as the chief justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court from 1796 to 1807, in addition to holding the position of a state court judge. He was an active member of the Connecticut House of Representatives and participated in the Connecticut Constitutional Convention. Furthermore, he was affiliated with the First Company, Governor's Foot Guard, where he held the role of commandant from May 1798 to October 1802. His lineage includes his grandson, Austin Cornelius Dunham.