Lot 130
[Revolutionary War Officers & Aides-de-Camp] Clarkson, Humphreys & Mercer, Matthew Clarkson (1758-1825) Aide-de camp to Benedict Arnold. He was at Saratoga and later on the staff of General Benjamin Lincoln; he was present at Yorktown. Autograph Letter Signed ("M. Clarkson"), one page, 10 x 7¾ inches, New York, June 24, 1800. To Governor John Jay, regarding a $500 order sent to Clarkson on the Bank of New York in 1798. Clarkson would like to pass the money to the credit of the state as, "I have been a long time expecting to hear from Mr. King in order to close the business respecting the Arms imported for the use of this State…." Fine.
David Humphreys (1752-1818) Aide-de-camp, friend and confidant to George Washington, who entrusted him with carrying the surrended British standard from Yorktown to the Congress in Philadelphia. War of 1812-date Autograph Letter Signed ("D. Humphreys"), one page, 10¾ x 8 inches, Humphreysville (now Seymour, CT), July 17, 1813. To Gen. Eben[ezer] Huntington, enclosing "the result of the Election of Officers in the Humphreysville Compy of Volunteer Exempts, & request that Commissions may be issued accordingly." [list not present]. Very good; toned around edges; one tear in lower right margin affects nothing.
John Francis Mercer (1759-1821) Aide-de-camp to General Charles Lee; resigned after Lee's court martial; reentered Virginia militia; served briefly under Lafayette in Virginia and was at Yorktown. He was Governor of Maryland (1801-03). Autograph Letter Signed as U.S. Representative from Maryland, one page, 9 x 7 inches, Strawberry Hill, Aug. 31, 1792. To a man in Baltimore regarding some hearths of "Dark Country Marble" which Mercer wanted to purchase. Inlaid, else fine.
Estimated Value $500 - 750
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