Lot 1036
[(Loyalist - 1776 Letter]. ALS by William Jackson, an imprisoned loyalist merchant, to the Continental Congress complaining of his plight and the confiscation of his property, and begging for a specific charge to be laid against him. 4pp (recto/verso), 12¼" x 7½", "Boston Gaol", 1776 July 6. Very good; several fold separations, light toning, and a few archival tape repairs. Jackson explains that he did nothing wrong: "being an Inhabitant of this Town and a Freeholder…when Govr. Hutchinson being sent for from his Government…it was thought he could be of service thereto upon his Arrival in England an Address was set on foot by a number of respectable Merchts….to Influence him to use his Endeavour's thereto, among the number I also set my name and upon no other motive…." A fascinating letter allowing a greater understanding of what it was like to be on the "wrong side" of the American Revolution.
Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000.
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