Lot 137
Walker, Benjamin (1753-1818) Revolutionary War officer; aide-de-camp to George Washington and von Steuben. He was naval officer of customs of the Port of New York City (1791-1798), a Federalist and a U. S. Congressman (1801-1803). Autograph Document Signed ("Ben Walker Capt"), 2½ x 7¼", Aug. 26, 1777, while Captain in Col. Henry B. Livingston's 4th NY Regt. of the Line. To Archibald Currie (of Hopewell, Dutchess County), who supplied flour and sugar to the Continental Army. "Recvd of Mr. Currie - Nineteen pounds & half of Sugar, Twenty four pound of chocolate & half a Gallon of Rum - for Col. Livingstons Regt." Written at the beginning of the Saratoga Campaign, probably from somewhere in the Mohawk Valley. Boldly penned and signed. Matted and framed to an overall size of 12 x 15".
Estimated Value $300 - 400.
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