Connecticut:1799
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    1799 - Hartford and New Haven Turnpike

    Opening in 1799, the script to allow passage was engraved by Thomas Doolittle in new Haven on paper furnished by the Hudson and Goodwin Company. Issues were signed by the president of the turnpike, at first this was James Hillhouse and later H. Baldwin. The issues were denominated in the decimal systems using cents and mills. This system had been adopted by the national government in 1792. The examples below are from a partial uncut sheet. Note shown are the two cents script for a horse, cow or donkey and the five mill script for a sheep or pig. Denominations printed were: 5 mills, 2 cents, 4 cents, 6 cents 3 mills, 12 cents 5 mills and 25 cents.

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    25 cents                   CT 1799 Hartford and New Haven Turnpike

    Signers: unsigned

    Size:not available

    Comments: For the passage of a coach and horses on the Hartford and New Haven Turnpike. This ticket is from an uncut partial sheet.

    Courtesy of Early American Numismatic Auctions, Inc.   Images used with permission from their on-line auction catalog for the auction of April 21, 1996, lot 424.

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    12 cents 5 mills                   CT 1799 Hartford and New Haven Turnpike

    Signers: unsigned

    Size:not available

    Comments: For the passage of a loaded waggon, sled or sleigh on the Hartford and New Haven Turnpike. This ticket is from an uncut partial sheet.

    Courtesy of Early American Numismatic Auctions, Inc.   Images used with permission from their on-line auction catalog for the auction of April 21, 1996, lot 424.

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    6 cents 3 mills                   CT 1799 Hartford and New Haven Turnpike

    Signers: unsigned

    Size: not available

    Comments: For the passage of a single horse and a loaded cart or an empty sled, sleigh or waggon on the Hartford and New Haven Turnpike. This ticket is from an uncut partial sheet.

    Courtesy of Early American Numismatic Auctions, Inc.   Images used with permission from their on-line auction catalog for the auction of April 21, 1996, lot 424.

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    4 cents                   CT 1799 Hartford and New Haven Turnpike

    Signers: unsigned

    Size: not available

    Comments: For the passage of a rifer and a single horse and an empty horsecart on the Hartford and New Haven Turnpike. This ticket is from an uncut partial sheet.

    Courtesy of Early American Numismatic Auctions, Inc.   Images used with permission from their on-line auction catalog for the auction of April 21, 1996, lot 424.