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.
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