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==American Revolution==

==American Revolution==

In 1771, he rejoined the Militia as revolutionary tensions grew. He was made a Major, and later a Colonel in the Connecticut Militia. In 1774 the Continental Congress appointed him a Commissioner of Indian Affairs. Wolcott successfully secured a treaty at the council at Albany. He was elected to the Continental Congress in 1775 but was not very active due to his heavy involvement in military affairs. He would tell his wife, "A final separation between the countries I consider as unavoidable." <ref>[http://www.oliverwolcott.com/ Oliver Wolcott, Oliverwolcott.com]</ref>

In 1771, he rejoined the Militia as revolutionary tensions grew. He was made a Major, and later a Colonel in the Connecticut Militia. In 1774 the Continental Congress appointed him a Commissioner of Indian Affairs. Together with Arthur Lee and Richard Butler, Wolcott successfully secured a treaty at the council at Albany with the Six Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy.<ref>[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Encyclopedia_of_New_Hampshire_Indians/9I44jjG-1tQC?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA359]</ref>

 

He was elected to the Continental Congress in 1775 but was not very active due to his heavy involvement in military affairs. He would tell his wife, "A final separation between the countries I consider as unavoidable." <ref>[http://www.oliverwolcott.com/ Oliver Wolcott, Oliverwolcott.com]</ref>

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