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AMERICANA
Lots 177-199
177
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(AMERICAN REVOLUTION.) ALLEN, ETHAN. Autograph Document
Signed, receipt for payment of a debt from Captain John Grant of the Green Mountain
Boys. 1 page, 2
1
/
2
x7
1
/
2
inches; remnants of prior mounting at left edge and upper corners
verso, few scattered short closed tears.
Np, 5 June 1782
[1,500/2,500]
“
June the 5th day 1782 then rec’d of John Grant the full Contents of a Certain note in my
favour against him and do hereby discharge the same it being the only note which I have
against him.”
SIGNER
178
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(AMERICAN REVOLUTION.) CARROLL, CHARLES. Document Signed,
“Ch. Carroll of Carrolton,” promissory note, agreeing to pay Matthew Lockard £114. 1
1
/
4
pages, small 4to, written on the recto and verso of a single sheet; extreme end of signature
crowded by manuscript seal, horizontal folds.
Np, 7 October 1789
[350/500]
Carroll (1734-1832) outlived all the other signers of the Declaration. He was among the ear-
liest patriots and a member of the Annapolis Committee of Correspondence in 1774, and then
later in his life, a member of the first board of directors of the B & O Railroad.
179
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(AMERICAN REVOLUTION.) ELLSWORTH, OLIVER. Autograph
Document Signed, “O Ellsworth,” as member of the Connecticut Pay Table Committee,
ordering colony Treasurer John Lawrence to pay £9 to Colonel Marshfield Parsons.
Additionally Signed by John Chenward. 6
1
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4
x8 inches; endorsements on verso, folds; matted
with a portrait and framed.
[Hartford], 18 May 1778
[300/400]
180
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(AMERICAN REVOLUTION.) LIVINGSTON, WILLIAM. Partly-printed
Document Signed, “Wil: Livingston,” as Governor, approving the will of Tunis Quick and
granting executorship of his estate to Jacob Vandike. 7
1
/
2
x13 inches; short closed tear at
bottom edge repaired with tissue recto, faint scattered staining, inlaid; matted with portrait
and framed.
Burlington, 1781
[150/250]
A U TO G R A P H S
Public Auction Sale 2276, Part II April 17, 2012 1:30 pm
Including items from
The Allyn Kellogg Ford Collection
Property of the Minnesota Historical Society
These items are noted “AKF”