Pair of State of Connecticut Pay Order dating 1795-1797 - Connecticut - American Revolutionary War Bond

Pair of sequential State of Connecticut Pay Orders. The Connecticut Line constituted a significant formation within the Continental Army. This designation referred to the allocation of numbered infantry regiments assigned to Connecticut at various intervals by the Continental Congress, with the size of this allocation being influenced by the state's population in comparison to others. Together with similarly designated contingents from the other twelve states, these regiments formed the Continental Line. This structure was particularly crucial for the advancement of commissioned officers, as those below the rank of brigadier general were typically ineligible for promotion outside their own state's line. Throughout the conflict, a total of 27 infantry regiments were designated to the Connecticut Line. This number included the eight provincial regiments established in 1775, Wooster's Provisional Regiment (which was formed by merging the remnants of the original 1st, 4th, and 5th Regiments), the five numbered Continental regiments from 1776, the eight Connecticut regiments of 1777, S.B. Webb's Additional Continental Regiment—which later evolved into the 9th Connecticut Regiment—and four new regiments that were created through consolidation in 1781.