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Sale 61
Manuscript, Collectibles and Aerospace Auction
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[American Revolution] Minutes of the Rhode Island General Assembly, December, 1776. 44-page Folio booklet of the "General Assembly of the Governor and Company of the State of Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations, begun and holden, by Adjournment, at Providence, within and for the said State, on Monday the Twenty-third Day of December, in the Year of our Lord, One Thousand, Seven Hundred and Seventy-six."
This booklet contains the minutes and resolutions passed at the General Assembly. Entries include: "Officers Chosen for the Militia, Officers for the Brigade, Allowance of Provisions to the Troops in this State, Colonels of Militia, etc. empowered to hold Courts-Martial, Allowance to the Members of the Council of War, Regulation of Wages, etc. to the Militia when called on actual Duty," and much more. Light to moderate browning, minor foxing, disbound, a few areas of paper loss on covers. A very interesting and important document providing endless information about Rhode Island in the Revolutionary War!.
Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500.
Ex Paul Richards Estate Auction Part II, May 21, 1994 lot 237; Deaccessioned from the Museum of World Treasures, Wichita, Kansas.
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Pickering, Timothy (1745-1829) Quartermaster in the Revolutionary War; Postmaster Gerneral, Secretary of War, Secretary of State, U.S. Senator and Congressman. Autograph Document signed in the text, 5¾ x 8 in., Jan. 28, 1783. An attractive receipt in Pickering's hand "for pay as waggoner." Also included is a receipt for ten shillings received of Pickering for the making of a coffin. Two pieces.
Estimated Value $150 - 200.
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