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Lot 243
Rare Joseph Warren Document Signed (1741-1775) American physician and Revolutionary War officer. He was active in patriot causes from 1765 and helped prepare the Suffolk Resolves in 1774. As a member of the Committee of Safety, he sent Paul Revere and William Dawes to Lexington on April 18, 1775 to warn John Hancock and John Adams of their danger. He was president pro tempore of the provincial Congress (1775). Appointed a Major General by the Provincial Congress on June 14, 1775, his commission had not yet taken effect three days later when the Battle of Bunker Hill was fought. He served as a volunteer private against the wishes of General Israel Putnam and Colonel William Prescott, who requested that he serve as their commander. During the third and final assault of the British on the hill, Warren was killed instantly by a musket ball in the head. His death was immortalized by the artist John Trumbull.
Document signed ("Jos. Warren") on the verso of a document headed "Doctr. Joseph Warren to Azor Orne," 4 x 9". An account for money owed for wine, etc., dated March 20, 1775 at top left. Azor Orne signed below the accounts, with a 1783 date, perhaps closing out the old account. Penned along the edge of the verso in a period hand is "Col. Orne's acct." Azor Orne (1731-1796) was a militia colonel before the start of the Revolution; in January 1776, he was appointed by the Provincial Congress as one of three major-generals of Massachusetts militia. Matted with a beautiful 6 x 4½" engraving by H.W. Smith from an original picture by Copley and double-framed to show Warren's signature; overall size is 20 x 16". Accompanied by a copy of the original COA from Ken Rendell.
Estimated Value $15,000 - 18,000.
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