Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 30

Manuscript and Collectibles Auction

U.S. Revolutionary War

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1133		(Gerry, Elbridge). A document giving the return of votes for Governor and Lieut. Governor of Massachusetts in the town of York, April 6, 1812, 1p. folio, with integral address leaf. The document was signed by the town clerk and sent to Benjamin Homans, Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston. With stamped "YORK, APR 27 PAID" and manuscript "paid 20." Gerry had 234 votes to Caleb Strong's 120 votes. Gerry would leave the governorship in 1813 to become Vice President and would die in office a year later. Light toning; seal remnant at left edge. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1134		Penn, John (1740 or 41-1788) Signer of the Declaration of Independence from North Carolina. Document Signed ("J.P. atty.") on the verso of a warrant for the attachment of "the goods & chattels of John Peace Jr.," Granville, County, NC, Nov. 1, 1784, 1p., oblong octavo. The document is penned and signed by the clerk of the court. Penn's endorsement is below the sheriff's return on the docket panel. Two partial fold splits, not affecting signature; else fine. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1135		Wolcott, Oliver (1726-1797) Signer of the Declaration of Independence; Revolutionary War general; governor of Connecticut. Autograph Document Signed as Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut, April 30, 1787, 8 x 6¼ in. Ordering treasurer John Lawrence to "Pay Capt Nathaniel Smith 2d of Litchfield, State Collector, Three pounds eleven shillings and six pence lawful money, on account of my salary as Lt. Governor.…" Inlaid. Boldly penned and signed. Estimated Value $350 - 450. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $570
Lot 1136		A Rhode Island Surgeon Orders Payment For Hospital Stores. Dr. Benj. Brown signs an order datelined Fort Ontario, Nov. 9, 1763, "to pay to Mr. John Farrel or order the sum of seventy five pound five shillings New York Courency and Charge the same to the Coloney of Rhode Island as it Being for hospitle stoars for the use of the sick of the Rhode Island Company." Approved by Capt. Geo. Cornell, Rhode Island Company. Written on laid, watermarked paper; old tape remains, mostly on verso; two small areas of paper loss, not affecting legibility, else very good. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $192
Lot 1137		Declaration of the Causes for Taking Up Arms. "A DECLARATION by the REPRESENTATIVES of the United Colonies of North-America, now met in General Congress at Philadelphia, setting forth the Causes and Necessity of their taking up ARMS….By Order of Congress, JOHN HANCOCK, President. Charles Thompson, Secretary, Attested, Philadelphia, July 6th, 1775." This declaration, drafted by Thomas Jefferson and modified by John Dickinson, takes up 3½ columns on the front and back pages of the July 15, 1775 issue of The Pennsylvania Ledger: or the Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, & New-Jersey Weekly Advertiser, a Tory newspaper published in Philadelphia by James Humphreys, Jr. The Pennsylvania Ledger was in existence from 1775-1778. It was suspended with the issue of May 23, 1778, no. 155, just previous to the evacuation of Philadelphia by British troops. Brigham lists only five institutions having a copy of the July 15, 1775 issue, with none listed as being in private hands. In part: "…The legislature of Great Britain …stimulated by an inordinate passion attempted to effect their cruel and impolitic purpose of enslaving these Colonies by violence, and have thereby rendered it necessary for us to close with their last appeal from Reason to Arms…. They have undertaken to give and grant our money without our consent, though we have ever exercised an exclusive right to dispose of our own property; statutes have been passed for extending the jurisdiction of our courts of Admiralty and Vice Admiralty beyond their ancient limits; for depriving us of the accustomed and inestimable privilege of trial by jury in cases affecting both life and property; for suspending the legislature of one of the Colonies; for interdicting all commerce with another; and for altering fundamentally the form of government established by charter…and for quartering soldiers upon the colonists in time of profound peace….by one statute it is declared, that Parliament can 'of right make laws to bind us IN ALL CASES WHATSOEVER.' What is to defend us against so enormous so unlimited a power? Not a single man of those who assume it, is chosen by us; or is subject to our control or influence….We saw the misery to which such despotism would reduce us. We for ten years incessantly and inaffectually besieged the throne as supplicants….We are reduced to the alternative of choosing an unconditional submission to the tyranny of irritated ministers, or resistance by force. The latter is our choice. We have counted the cost of this contest, and find nothing so dreadful as voluntary slavery….We cannot endure the infamy and guilt of resigning succeeding generations to that wretchedness which inevitably awaits them, if we basely entail hereditary bondage upon them. / Our cause is just. Our union is perfect. Our internal resources are great, and if necessary foreign assistance is undoubtedly attainable….In our own native land, in defence of the freedom that is our birthright…for the protection of our property, we have taken up arms. We shall lay them down when hostilities shall cease on the part of the aggressors…and not before…." Estimated Value $7,000 - 10,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $6,038
Lot 1138		Lafayette, Marquis de. Autograph Letter unsigned by Lafayette (identified "Billet de M. de la Fayette" in a contemporary hand), in French, to an unidentified diplomat, n.p., n.d. (c. 1819), 1p, 7 x 5 in. In part: "..Here is what M. Gallatin [U.S. minister to France] writes me, which should not be mentioned, for you other diplomats are ticklish to a point. You will see that he knows nothing about the conduct of his colleague Forsyth [U.S. minister to Spain] in this matter; the note of the ambassador was addressed to the Spanish minister….Mr. Gallatin does not state that Mr. Forsyth signed the note, not even that he proposed it. News is expected daily of the negotiations between Mr. Adams and Mr. de Neuville; there is no positive information…." The negotiations which Lafayette refers to here were between American Secretary of State John Quincy Adams and Spanish foreign minister Don Luís de Onís, which led to the Transcontinental Treaty of 1819, or the Adams-Onís Treaty, by which the United States acquired Florida from Spain and Spain relinquished its claims to the country of Oregon north of the 42 degrees parallel. The U.S. ceded to Spain its claims to Texas west of the Sabine River--a bitter pill for those who felt the U.S. should have secured Texas for the U.S. at that time. M. de Neuville was the French minister to the U.S.; he served as arbitrator and go-between for Adams and Onís. The letter is toned but boldly penned. Matted with a small hand-tinted engraving of Lafayette and housed in an 11¼ x 13¼ in. period frame (some chipping) with an inlaid medal with a bust of Lafayette; above: "Le Général Lafayette. Né en 7ere 1757", and below: "Comdt. de la Gde. Nat.le Parisienne en 1789." Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,035
Lot 1139		Lafayette, Marquis de (1757-1834) French soldier and statesman; he fought in the American Revolution and became a life-long friend of George Washington. Autograph Letter Signed, Lagrange, May 27, 1826, 1 p octavo with integral address leaf. A letter of condolence to Madame Gevandan in Paris on the death of her husband and Lafayette's friend. In part: "A long attack of gout when I was in Paris prevented me from coming to you…and I suffered the more when I learned the unhappy news that my anxiety led me to anticipate during the course of this cruel illness…." He sends these few words until he can personally bring her his homage. Boldly written on toned paper; the address leaf has postal markings. In 1826 Lafayette was leader of the opposition to the government of Charles X, who abdicated in 1830 rather than become a constitutional monarch. With translation and a small hand-colored image of Lafayette. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $510
Lot 1140		Lincoln, Benjamin (1733-1810) Major General in Continental Army. Manuscript Document Signed ("B. Lincoln") as Collector of the Port of Boston, April 12, 1808, 1p. octavo. Certifying that "William Broughton paid Hospital money in this District as a seaman on board the Brig Fox…." Docket on verso. Uneven lower edge, else fine. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1141		Marshall, John (1755-1835) Revolutionary War officer; American jurist; 4th Chief Justice of the United States (1801-35). He was the principal founder of the American system of constitutional law, including judicial review; he participated in over 1000 reviews. Autograph Letter Signed ("J Marshall") as Chief Justice of the U.S., Richmond (Virginia), Aug. 11, 1833, 2½ pp quarto plus integral address leaf. To Major Henry Lee, son of "Light Horse Harry" Lee and brother of Confederate general Robert E. Lee. Henry Lee was a soldier and author of books defending his father's record. Marshall discusses some views and questions pertaining to the five-volume biography, Life of Washington (published in 1805 then revised and a second edition published in the 1820s), as they relate to Major Lee's father, to Thomas Jefferson, The Champe Affair, James Madison, John Jay, etc. The seal tear has been repaired and the letter professionally conserved. Excellent content. In part: "…I wish very much that your remarks had occurred to me before the book was published. Some alterations would have taken place in it./ The battle of Bunkers hill is not noticed because it occurred before General Washington took command of the army….I regret that Champe's affair is entirely pretermitted. Had I suspected that the effect of this silence could have been such as you suggest, I should have made some allusions to it. But the statement made by General Lee must of itself…refute the malignant remark of Mr. Jefferson….The letters of General Washington which he has published, the desertion and reception of Champe on his return, are facts of public notoriety - with the knowledge of many persons who must have been living when your Fathers memoirs were published. I have not alluded to it because, for all that part of the narrative for which no authority is cited, I profess to rely on the manuscript papers of General Washington. Had his letter to your Father of October 20th 1780, been among the papers placed in my hands, I think it almost impossible that I could have omitted to notice it in the original work….Had I mentioned Champe's affair, when proposing the 2d edition, I must have referred to your Father's memoirs as my authority….But the great object of the second edition was to reduce the compass of the first, and I avoided occasions of enlarging it. You mention some instances of the insertion of fresh matter furnished by Lafayette. The General himself addressed to me a long communication the object of which was believed to be the introduction of the matter it contained…./ I was personally acquainted with General Davie and entertained no doubt of the correctness of his letter respecting Washington's movement at Hobkirks Hill….I will add that it did and does appear to me improbable, considering the smallness of the columns engaged in battle, that the cavalry could have made an impetuous charge on the rear, whose impression would not have been felt in the front. I recollected too, having heard Colonel Carrington say that Washington fell on the rear among the medical staff and captured all the surgeons. / I believe…that Mr. Jefferson, in his letter to Mr. Gerry designed to comprehend me with that gentleman as favoring pacific measures. the injustice is not in supposing that I should be found in favor of them, but that General Pinckney would be opposed to them…./ I cannot comprehend the paragraph to which you refer in the letter from Mr. Jefferson to Mr. Madison of the 28th of Dec. [17]94. I could not doubt that he alludes to a letter addressed by Mr. Jay to Mr. Madison had you not informed me that no such letter exists….It may be that Mr. Jays letter was inclosed in one from the secretary of state to Mr. Madison, who is requested by Mr. Jefferson to answer Mr. Randolph's letter, not Mr. Jay's…." Estimated Value $4,000 - 6,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $9,775
Lot 1142		Pickering, Timothy (1745-1849) Washington's Adjutant General; Postmaster General, Secretary of War and Secretary of State under John Adams. Autograph Document Signed in the text as quartermaster general, n.p., January 23, 1783, 3½ x 8 in. Pickering writes a receipt for forage rations, beginning: "Received of Tim. Pickering QMG…" Joseph Firklingun, 1st Regiment Massachusetts, signs that he received the rations. Pickering was quartermaster general from 1780 to 1785. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1143		Wayne, General Anthony. Autograph Document Signed in the text, as attorney for Neil Wayne, January 15, 1774, 3pp+, 6¼ x 4 in. Entirely written in Anthony Wayne's hand, except for the witnesses' signatures, the first page begins:; "Recd the 15th day of Jany 1774 from Anty Wayne (atty) of Neil Wayne the Sum of ten Pounds…Bequeathed by…Francis Wayne to his Daughter Esther.…" Esther and two witness sign. Another page lists "money Advanced on acct of Neil Wayne's Estate 1772," and a third page itemizes other pay-outs from the estate of Francis Wayne. The fourth page says simply, "Lewis Pierce Living on Jno Thomas' Plantation in Charles Town." Normal file folds, not affecting Wayne's name. Scarce. Estimated Value $1,400 - 1,600. From the Ridgway - Wayne estate. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1144		Wayne, General Anthony. Revolutionary War receipt dated April 25, 1780, endorsed by General Wayne on the verso, "Anty Wayne." The receipt is written and signed by Benjamin Biron, acknowledging receipt of £22.10 from Robert Patterson "for Two bushels of Corn for General Wayne's Cattle." 3¾ x 6¼ in.; one vertical fold between "y" and "W". A scarce war-date signature. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,500. From the Ridgway - Wayne estate. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1145		Wolcott, Oliver Jr. State of Connecticut Pay-Table Office Draft Signed as a member of the Pay-Table committee, May 18, 1782, 5 x 5½ in. Payable to "Mansfield Seldctmen Two pounds six shillings and Eight Pence out of the Tax of Two Shillings and Six Pence on the pound…and charge the State." A second endorsement covers the "Wol" in "Wolcott," else nice and clean. Wolcott would be appointed by President George Washington to be the second Secretary of Treasury; he would remain in that office under President John Adams. Estimated Value $225 - 250. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1146		1776 Bond For Raising A Company To March To New York. A bond for $3,000 signed by Stephen Goodwin and Samuel Elmore, both of Litchfield County, Connecticut, June 28, 1776, 14¼ x 8¾ in. Conditions of the bond are that "Stephen Goodwin is appointed Pay-Master to his own Company, now to be raised, to join the Continental Army in New York…." Light toning, slightly darker at folds. Paper seals of Goodwin and Elmore are present. Fine condition. Goodwin was captain of this company which become the 4th Company in Col. Fisher Gay's Regiment, 2nd Battalion, Wadsworth's Brigade. The brigade was raised in June 1776 to reinforce Washington at New York. It served at the Brooklyn front just before and during the battle of Long Island, Aug. 27, in the retreat to N.Y. Aug. 29-30, in the retreat from N.Y. City Sept. 15, and with the main army at White Plains. Its time expired Dec. 25, 1776. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1147		1776 Massachusetts Militia Documents. Five documents from 1776: (1) A June 22, 1776 note stating that one fourth of the men in Capt. Edward Blake's company, George Williams' regiment, volunteer for three months to hold themselves ready to march on short notice to an alarm; torn and toned. (2) Two statements signed by Silvester Jones on one page, July 24, 1776, certifying that Elisha and Harmon Johnson have enlisted "to doe one turne in the servus" for other men. (3) A July 29, 1776 note by Silvester Jones certifies that Joseph, Elisha, and Harmon Jonson, from Capt. Blake's company, "has Listed with me…to go a campain in the Service at New York." (4) A note signed by James Ingers on December 24, 1776 that he has received £6 from Capt. Blake to serve in Capt. Deen's Company "in the Room of Luther Stetson one of the quarter part men." (5) A draft of a letter to an unknown commander (possibly Brig. Gen. Nathaniel Goodwin), datelined Foglon Ferry, Dec. 15, 1776. It regards the towns of Rochester and Wareham mustering their military and marching to the assistance of an unknown town in their sister state where they found soldiers ignoring orders and deserting their posts, leaving the coast unguarded; the writer, who was forced to take charge of the regiment, asks that the whole military from Middleborough be sent immediately, etc. etc. Various sizes; overall very good. Estimated Value $400 - 600. Ex: Stuart Goldman Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $518
Lot 1148		(The Battle of Monmouth) The Connecticut Gazette, New-London, July 10, 1778. 4 pp, 15 x 9¾ in. Page 3 has two reports on the battle of Monmouth, fought on June 28th, 1778. The numbers of dead and wounded on both sides are given, including officers, as well as the number of prisoners taken and deserters. Page 3 also carries a proclamation by Maj. Gen. Benedict Arnold, as Commander in Chief of U.S. forces, establishing military law in Philadelphia, June 19, 1778, the day after the city was evacuated by the British. Page 4 carries the text of the May 18, 1778 letter from Benjamin Franklin and John Adams in Paris, announcing that 11 French ships of war were on their way to the United States, as well as news of the latest success of Captain John Paul Jones. Master Joseph Conkling, of the privateer Revenge, advertises for men to go on a six-week cruise against enemies of the U.S. Much more war news. Two small hinge repairs with archival tape, else fine. Housed in a custom-made holder of black buckram with burgundy spine; name of paper, date, and "The Battle of Monmouth" are in gilt lettering. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1149		Connecticut Line - Receipt Signed By A Soldier Who Was At Valley Forge. Partly-printed Receipt Signed by James Wells, a Revolutionary War soldier in the First Regiment, "Connecticut Line." Issued fom the office of Oliver Wolcott, Comptroller, Hartford, Connecticut, April 2, 1789, 1 p., 3 x 7½ in. These receipts were for state notes that were issued during the Revolutionary War and then redeemed by the soldier. Wells received £2.17.2 for Isaac Dickinson. Light toning, else fine. Estimated Value $325 - 375. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1150		Massachusetts Militia - 1777 Ad For A Deserter and "Delinquent" Soldiers. Document "Dated In Camp att Tiverton," October 15, 1777, 3¾ x 6¾. Being an "Advertisement" for one Benjamin Booth who deserted from Capt. Job Peirce's Company and Col. Cotton's Regiment. A reward of five dollars is offered to anyone who will "safely committ [him] to any of the Goals belonging to the united States of america…." Written and signed by Capt. Peirce. Together with "A Bill of Expences" submitted by Sergt. Richard Lascombe, November 24, 1777 for marching from Tivertown to Taunton and Easton after five "Delinquent Soldiers" from Col. George Williams' regiment, 7½ x 6¼ in. One of the delinquent soldiers was Abrum Lincoln. Uneven lower edge on the first document; both are lightly toned and soiled. Estimated Value $350 - 450. Ex: Stuart Goldman Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $201
Lot 1151		Massachusetts Militia - Correspondence From Brig. Gen. Nathaniel Goodwin. Four letters from Brig. Gen. Goodwin to John Nelson, one as major and three as colonel, all marked "Public Service." The first, dated July 31, 1780, gives a final warning about the town of Middleborough being "deficient in furnishing their quota of men for the 6 months service," and states that he will "procicute according to order…." A 1781 directive commands Nelson to make returns of his companies and their equipment and to fill vacancies in two companies. Brigade Orders dated May 22, 1782, demands a return of officers who refuse their commissions and notes that he has received a petition from the officers of Rochester and Wareham. (A draft of this petition is included). The final letter, datelined "Plimouth 12th May 1783" orders Nelson to send the Train Band from Middleborough to Boston "with Arms & Accuterrments" on May 30th, where they will "parade in order for Military Discipline." All documents are toned, with age wear; uneven right edge affects several letters on third item. Estimated Value $400 - 600. Ex: Stuart Goldman Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $252
Lot 1152		Massachusetts Militia - Fire Arm and Salt Receipts From the Board of War. Two documents signed by Thomas Ivers, cashier of the War Office, Boston. The first is dated Nov. 18, 1777, 3 x 7½ in., and acknowledges receipt of £25 from Levi Wood for 50 bushels of salt for the town of Middleborough; archival repairs. The second, dated Feb. 25, 1779, 8 x 8 in., states that John Nelson (Col. of the 4th Mass. militia) "bought of the Board of War 36 Fire Arms for Middleborough." The docket states that the arms were for Capt. Washburn. Nelson paid £25 in cash and gave a note for £144, which is attached to the receipt; Nelson's signature is missing from the note. Ragged left and lower margins; overall wear and toning. Estimated Value $250 - 350. Ex: Stuart Goldman Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $173
Lot 1153		Massachusetts Militia (4th) - Correspondence to and from Col. John Nelson (1) A January 1777 return of 223 male inhabitants, 16 years and older, belonging to the district of the 1st Foot Company in the 4th Regt. in Plymouth County. (2) Autograph Letter Signed by Nelson to his wife in Middleborough, Boston, April 17, 1779, regarding his decision to sell some oxen to Capt. Anthony. (3) Brigade Order from Brig. Maj. John Cotton, Plymouth, Jan. 1782, ordering that the commanding officers assemble their regiments and read the Militia Law of the Commonwealth so that the men don't have any excuse for not complying with it; very faded. (4&5) 2 letters from Edward Sparrow, Middleborough, June 1781 and July 1782, regarding problems with choosing new field officers for the regiments from Rochester and Wareham. (6) Letter from (Capt.) Barnabas Bates, Wareham, May 9. 1782, explaining why he could not give a return of all of the men and equipment in his company. These items are foxed, stained, and split in varying degrees. Sold as is. Estimated Value $400 - 600. Ex: Stuart Goldman Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $173
Lot 1154		Massachusetts Militia Documents. Four Documents: (1) Document signed by 31 men in Capt. Edward Blake's Company (4th Mass. Militia), certifying that they have received from Capt. Blake "the whole of our wages Due to us on his muster Role for going on the alarm in the state of Rhod island in December 1776," 1p folio; edge tears and some soiling. (2) Document signed by 44 men in Capt. Blake's Company, Taunton, June 19, 1778, acknowledging receipt of "the whole of the Continental wages for the secret Expedition against Rhoad Island in the year 1777 in October," 1p folio, missing the lower left quadrant, affecting four first names; overall toning and soiling. (3) Document signed by 35 men, Taunton, Aug. 11, 177(8), acknowledging receipt of the state's bounty from Capt. Blake for the October 1777 secret expedition against Rhode Island,1p folio; soiling and fold splits. (4) A list of 67 men in Capt. Blake's Company, Oct. 3, 1777, naming four sergeants, four corporals, and a fifer, 1p, 12 x 6 inches. Edge tears and one horizontal split; paper loss at top edge affects two words, else bold and legible. Estimated Value $600 - 800. Ex: Stuart Goldman Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $518
Lot 1155		Massachusetts Militia Documents. Dual-sided document whereon 62 men in Capt. Edward Blake's company sign twice in receipt of 15 rounds of cartridges and "promise to Return the same when Requested. Except what shall be necessarily used." Both sides are datelined Tiverton, one on October 5, 1777 and the other side on October 14, 1777. Only one man cannot sign his name; he makes his mark. The paper has a beautiful watermark. With a muster roll of 34 men in Capt. Blake's company "in Colo. Mitchels Regt. commanded by Lieut. Colo. James Williams in B G Godfreys Brigade in the County of Bristol who marched to Taunton…on the alarm of August 4th 1780." Listed are 2 lieutenants, 3 sergeants, and 2 corporals. Columns show rations, wages, number of miles marched during the 8-day campaign, pay for leave not received, and the total amount due each man. Split at horizontal folds; ragged left margin affects a few letters. Both documents are one page folio. Estimated Value $400 - 600. Ex: Stuart Goldman Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $173
Lot 1156		Massachusetts Militia Documents. A return for the equipment of Capt. Henry Peirce 7th Foot Company, under Col. John Nelson, 4th Regt. Listing 52 men and 16 items of equipment, from firearms to canteens. The page has been partially backed with old paper; paper loss at right margin and top edge affects a few words. With a return for the equipment of Capt. Ezra Harlow's 3rd Company, 4th Regiment, listing 57 men in the Training Band. A list of 39 men on the right side, probably the Alarm List, is torn and mostly missing. Another partial return lists 42 men and 11 items of equipment; remainder of document is missing but probably from the 4th regiment. All documents are one page folio. (3 items). Estimated Value $400 - 600. Ex: Stuart Goldman Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $173
Lot 1157		Massachusetts Militia Documents. A group of miscellaneous documents, including a 1780 order from Col. Carpenter, pursuant to orders from Maj. Gen. Heath, to give 85 men 2 Jills (1 jill or gill = ¼ pint) of rum; a 1781 3-year enlistment; two bounty receipts (on 1 sheet) for raising soldiers; a 1778 letter to Capt. Blake passing along orders from Col. Williams to raise 15 men to serve at Watertown; a 1778 note from Col. George Williams to Capt. Edward Blake regarding paying a man for the expedition against Rhode Island; a 1779 letter from Richard Pratt to his parents; a list (split at center) of 80 men, headed "the Number of Poles that are in the Company that I belong to"; and a draft of a muster roll of 90 men for Capt. Edward Blake's company. Varying degrees of wear and tear. Sold as is. Estimated Value $350 - 450. Ex: Stuart Goldman Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $201
Lot 1158		Massachusetts Militia Documents (1) List of 19 men mustered by Col. John Nelson from Rochester and Wareham for 3-months service, July 27, 1781. (2) List made by Capt. Nathaniel Wood of 15 men who served six months in Col. John Robeson's regiment in Rhode Island in 1777, and nine men who served eight months in Col. Jacob's regiment in 1778. (3) A return of 12 men mustered for three months for Col. Ebenezer White's regiment. (4&5) Two documents with computations of amounts due for eight captains. Varying degrees of wear and tear; sold as is. Estimated Value $300 - 500. Ex: Stuart Goldman Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $173
Lot 1159		Massachusetts Militia Documents. Eight documents from Capt. Edward Blake's Company (4th Mass. Militia), including a 1777 receipt from the quartermaster for 1623 cartridges, 12 camp kettles, and 180 flints; three requests to Capt. Blake, datelined Taunton, 1777, 1778, and 1783, to deliver their pay to someone else; 1781 bounty receipts for three men on one document for going to the alarm of Aug. 1780; a 1777 bounty receipt; a list of 21 men, dated July 17, 1780, with amounts after their names; and a July 29, 1780 note by Capt. Blake regarding the march from Taunton to Tiverton. Estimated Value $300 - 500. Ex: Stuart Goldman Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $173
Lot 1160		Massachusetts Militia Documents - Muster Rolls of the 3rd Foot Co. Two returns of the 3rd Foot Company (4th Mass. Militia under Col. John Nelson). The first is dated 1779 and William Tupper is captain; the Training Band, composed of 62 men, lists a 1st and 2nd lieutenant, 4 sergeants, 4 corporals, a drummer, and a fifer. The Alarm List has 25 men, with 2 captains and 2 lieutenants. Double folio; right side lacking blank lower 1¾ inches, else very good. The second return is dated Jan. 9, 1782, with Nathaniel Wilder as captain. The Training Band lists 67 men and the Alarm List lists 32 men; 4 other men are listed as "In Service." Both margins have some paper loss, affecting 4 ranks on the left and numerous last names on the right. Estimated Value $500 - 600. Ex: Stuart Goldman Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $173
Lot 1161		Massachusetts Militia Return. A return of the men and equipment in Capt. James Shaw's 6th Foot Company, taken April 29, 1782 and addressed to Col. John Nelson, who commanded the 4th Regiment. Listing 83 men, divided between the Alarum List and the Training Band, and ten items of equipment. In addition to Capt. Shaw and two lieutenants, the Alarum List has three captains and one lieutenant, and the Training Band has four sergeants, four corporals, and one lieutenant. 1½ page oblong folio; some toning, else very good. Estimated Value $400 - 600. Ex: Stuart Goldman Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $173
Lot 1162		Massachusetts Muster Roll. A return of men and equipment for the 13th company of the 4th regiment of militia, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, whereof Amos Washburn is captain and John Nelson colonel. Datelined Middleborough, April 2, 1782, and listing 72 men and 16 items of equipment, from guns and bayonets, to blankets and canteens. There are 3 lieutenants, 3 sergeants, 3 corporals, and a doctor. The long list is 26 x 9 inches, composed of two sheets glued together. Some toning, soiling and a couple of faint stains, but still in very good condition. Estimated Value $500 - 600. Ex: Stuart Goldman Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $300
Lot 1164		Massachusetts Regimental Document. A Return of Capt. James Shaw's Company, Middleborough, Mass., Jan 4, 1782, 1½ pp, folio. The Alarum list has 17 names; the Training Band list has 51 names. Additionally, there are 2 lieutenants, 4 sergeants, 4 corporals, 1 captain, 1 drummer, and 1 clerk. Capt. Shaw gives the break-down of the men to Col. John Nelson on the verso. Toning and light soiling; some edge chips and a couple of small fold tears, else very good. Estimated Value $500 - 600. From the estate of Stuart Goldman. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $173
Lot 1165		Massachusetts Regimental Document. A List of Capt. Blake's Company In Colo. William's Regt., n.p., n.d., 1 page, folio. The list includes 4 sergeants, 4 corporals, a fifer, and some 55 privates, one of them named Abraham Lincoln. Some contemporary notes and figures. The list is laid to another page, so verso is not visible. Worn and toned; partial fold splits. Estimated Value $400 - 600. From the Stuart Goldman estate. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $173