Lot 707
Supplies for Burgoyne's Imprisoned Troops. Manuscript Document Signed. One and one-third pages, oblong quarto, Massachusetts, November 4, 1777. In black ink. Remnants of original seal verso. With two horizontal folds, a few splits along folds which have been repaired verso, a 1" tear at lower left corner, rough upper edge and toning. In very good condition overall.
The Battle of Saratoga and General Burgoyne's subsequent surrender proved to be a turning point in the Revolutionary War. This ensuing document designates one Seth Sumner to supply the imprisoned "Convention Army" troops with sufficient supplies. In short: "the said Seth Sumner is appointed one of the Commissarys for supplying the Troops under General Burgoyne (now prisoners in this State) with the various sorts of provisions brought to Boston Market the produce of the United States that the said Prisoners shall need over & above their Rations…" Sumner and others have signed the document in witness.
Estimated Value $950 - 1,250.
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