Lot 498
Rittenhouse, David (1732-1796). American astronomer and inventor. Rittenhouse was also the Pennsylvania state treasurer from 1777-1789.
Autograph Document Signed ("David Rittenhouse"). As Treasurer of Pennsylvania. One page, octavo, Lancaster County, January 7, 1783. Being a receipt. In brown ink. Docketed on verso. One horizontal and several vertical folds, time staining and a few small stains which do not affect the signature. Paper has been reinforced. In good condition.
Here, Rittenhouse receives payment of fourteen hundred dollars from one William Henry for a previous year's debt.
Estimated Value $250 - 350.
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