Philadelphia: 1703. Document measuring 8 1/4 x 13" written in sepia ink on a single fold folio sheet on paper with a Dutch watermark. Signed at the bottom by Christopher Sibthorp. Additional names include Ricard Dillworth and two other names, The document has a tear at the bottom where the.....
A handwritten letter measuring 7 3/4" x 9.5". The letter was composed by 1st Lieut. John Heard stationed at Perth Amboy, NJ to Colonel Jonathan Rhea. He is asking the Colonel to inform Mr. Philips if he would come to Amboy. He then mentions that he should have visited the.....
Handwritten document measuring 6.25" x 7.75" listing fund advancement for the Brigg Charlotte having discharged 24 July 1770. The list of names includes William Cairnes, Sam Gurring, Samuel Walker, John Eckstein and William Christopher. The ship was owned by Aaron Lopez (1730-1782) an immigrant from Portugal of Jewish descent. The.....
Autograph cut from larger document. Measures 4.75" x 1.80". Clement Biddle was an American Revolutionary War soldier and close friend of George Washington. He fought at the Battles of Princeton, Germantown, Brandywine and Monmouth. A clean document.
Signature cut from larger document and mounted measuring 3" x 1.25". Colonel Bland was an important figure in the shaping of the government in the United States. He represented Virginia in both the Continental Congress and the House of Representatives. He also served multiple terms in the Virginia House of.....
A page measuring 5.75" x 2" with William Richardson Davie's signature dated September 23, 1790. Davie was a member of the convention which framed the Federal Constitution. He was instrumental in adding buildings at the University of Chapel Hill, and as grand master of the Masonic Fraternity, he laid the.....
A handwritten slip measuring approximately 8" x 3.5". confirming receipt of three horses delivered by Captain George Lewis dated Newtown, Pennsylvania, February 1777 and signed Captain Lawrence. Three brown spots and folds. Slight toning to half of the paper slip.
A handwritten document measuring 6" x 2" dated Elizabeth Town July 13, 1777 requesting provisions for the Light Dragoons consisting of forty-five men and three women for two days commanded by Captain David Plunkett. They were known as the 4th Continental Light Dragoons regiment which consisted of six troops and.....
1777. A handwritten document measuring approximately 7 3/4" x 4 3/4" dated July 25th, 1777 listing a provision return belonging to Captain Craigs troops of light dragoons. On July 20th, 1777, nineteen men and one woman from Captain Craig's troops who were disgruntled because they had not been paid, left.....
Broadside partially printed measuring 6.5" x 7.25". Signed David Smith, Major on the front and back. Two folds. A clean document. The certification written in brown ink measures 6" x 3.2"
A handwritten payment document measuring approximately 7.5" x 3 3/4" dated December 17, 1781 for a uniform. For a soldier in the3rd Connecticut Regiment. Elijah Hubbard (1745-1808) was a lawyer and merchant in Middletown, Connecticut. A clean document with a partial watermark and two folds.
1781. A handwritten document on both sides measuring 10.5" x 11". The hearings include "Brent's Land" which regarded a land dispute by William Brent Esq. This is possibly William Brent (1733-1782). "The Will and Testament of Mary Reeve's" The documents regarding the Will were presented to the Court and an.....
A collection of 15 handwritten issuance of payments documents by the Town of Newburyport, MA dated predominately between 1817-1820. All in different sizes. Signatures/names include among Gilman White, Caleb Putnam, William Cooper, Jos. Knapp, Enoch Somerby, Jonathan Coolidge and Robinson Potter. The documents were previously mounted in a 1970s photo.....
A partially printed document measuring 6 3/4" x 4.5". A debt certificate issued to Jabez Stow (1717-1785), a lieutenant who served with Co. William Ledyard's company at Fort Griswold, Connecticut. Signed by CT Treasures Peter Colt. Old paper repair on the verso.
A two page handwritten letter measuring 7.5" x 9 1/4" with a vax seal attached and dated October 8th, 1822. The first page is a letter of recommendation for Silas P. Holbrook, an attorney practicing at the Court House in Scott County in Kentucky. The letter states "Where as Silas.....
A handwritten letter written on one side and measuring 7.3/4" x 9.5" to Lt. Governor James Tallmadge (1778-1853) signed P.S. VanOrden which is most likely Peter S. VanOrden of Rockland County, a Major General of the Fourth Infantry Division of the New York State. VanOrden apologizes for not having written.....
Document measuring 8.27" x 6.5". Revolutionary war payment signed by Thomas Seymour (1735-1829), head of the Committee of Pay Tables. He also marched as Lieut. Colonel of the 1st Regiment of Horse in command of three regiments of light horse to aid the Continental Army in New York in 1776.....
A handwritten document measuring 6" x 3.25". An enlisted commitment to serve among things for two months as "a soldier to serve in the services of the State". Signed (Smithburg?) December 21st, 1780 Levi Humphrey. No watermark in the paper. Two folds otherwise a clean document.
1705. 1705 Queen Anne period colonial American document measuring 5.75" x 8.25". Joseph R. Tisdale's License to operate a common Inn and to sell "Strong Drink" at retail in Taunton, MA. Additional names include the American Jurist and speaker of Massachusetts General Court, Nathanael Byfield (1653-1733). A fresh clean document.....
A partially printed sheet measuring 7 1/2 x 3 1/2" confirming payment of duty in the district of New York on a cask of rum containing one Hundred & twenty one Gallons of the 4th Proof. Signed by Nath Fish April 4th, 1796. Rum was immensely popular during colonial era.....
A partially printed broadside measuring 6.5" x 9" certifying that Amos Brush has lodged in this Office the following notes. A fresh clean document with one fold.
Philadelphia: 1779. A partially printed document signed John Baynard as Speaker of the House. 1 page. 8.5" x 6.75". Approving expenditures for Thomas Hartley. Slight toning and two folds otherwise a clean document. John Baynard (1738-1807) was born in Maryland, but settled in Philadelphia 1756. He became a prominent politician.....
Handwritten paper slip measuring 7 5" x 3" dated December 15th, 1817 confirming that Daniel Copeland has delivered two cords of wood to Unitarian Minister Rev. Zedekiah Sanger in Bridgewater, MA. Signed by the Rev Sanger's son, Samuel F. Sanger. One fold.
Handwritten paper slip measuring 7 3/4" x 4 1/4" dated December 12th, 1814 confirming that Zenas Crooker has delivered six cords and two feet of wood to Unitarian Minister Rev. Zedekiah Sanger in Bridgewater, MA. Signed by the Rev Sanger's son, Samuel F. Sanger. Text on both sides. Two folds.....
A handwritten document measuring 7.5" x 6.2". A receipt for a uniform and related clothing purchased from Elijah Hubbard (1745-1808) a lawyer and merchant in New London and Middletown, Connecticut. Signed by Samuel Holden Parsons (1737-1789) Colonel in the Lexington Alarm, April 1775, Colonel 6th Conn May 1st to December.....