Lot 577
Jewish Physician in Revolutionary War - Connecticut Militia. Connecticut pay order, 6 x 8 in., 4 June 1777, directing John Lawrence, the Connecticut treasurer, to "Pay Doct. Isaac Mousley (sic) Fifty-three pounds three shillings & Eight pence for Medicines & Hospital Stores provided for the Militia of this State while in Service 1776 as per acc. & charge the State. Hartford June 4, 1777." Signed by Ez. Williams and C. Ellsworth for the committee. Though this document spells the doctor's name "Mousley," the correct spelling appears in the docketing on the back, where his name appears twice as "Moseley." Dr. Isaac Moseley was a member of a prominent Jewish family in Glastonbury, Connecticut, and a graduate of Yale University. Written on laid, watermarked paper, this document is in remarkable condition, bright and easy to read, with a couple of fold splits in the right end and a couple of pinholes near the left end. A rare document demonstrating one of the Jewish contributions to the American Revolution.
Estimated Value $400 - 800.
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