AMERICANA]. JAY, JOHN. Engraved document signed as President of the Continental Congress, Philadelphia, 28 June 1779, 1 page, oblong 4to, on parchment, paper seal , appointing a Lieutenant in the third New York regiment -- CRAIK, JAMES, Physician to George Washington . Autograph letter signed to Andrew Craigie of Philadelphia, n.p., 1 October 1780, 2 pages, 4to, integral address leaf , asking the sending of "the medicine chests...as our prisoners are in much want....I suppose you have heard of the villainy of [Benedict] Arnold & the narrow escape West Point has had..." Rare. -- WEBSTER, DANIEL. Autograph letter signed to Charles D. Coxe, Washington, D.C., 1 May 1824, 1 page, folio, seal hole , advising that "it is yet uncertain how far the claims will be paid" and "the law is not yet passed fixing the time of payment. We expect, however, to act on the subject next week" -- TRUMBULL, JONATHAN, Governor of Connecticut . Autograph letter signed to the Selectmen of Norwalk, Lebanon (Conn.), 11 July 1782, 1 page, 4to , stating that he had granted two commissions: "please to be careful that they are steady & sure friends to the independence of these United States," and asking that they "keep a vigilant eye on their conduct" -- THOMSON, CHARLES, Secretary of Congress . Two documents signed, n.p., 27 May 1782 and 21 February 1783, each one page, 4to , both official resolutions of Congress notifying "states which are at present unrepresented immediately to send delegates to Congress" -- LEDYARD, WILLIAM. Autograph letter signed to Gov. Johnathan Trumbull, New London, Connecticut, 21 March 1781, 1 1/2 pages, folio , regarding a privateer "bound to the West Indies & France -- the brig is commanded by Capt. Dudley Saltonstall..."; together 7 items. (7)
AMERICANA]. JAY, JOHN. Engraved document signed as President of the Continental Congress, Philadelphia, 28 June 1779, 1 page, oblong 4to, on parchment, paper seal , appointing a Lieutenant in the third New York regiment -- CRAIK, JAMES, Physician to George Washington . Autograph letter signed to Andrew Craigie of Philadelphia, n.p., 1 October 1780, 2 pages, 4to, integral address leaf , asking the sending of "the medicine chests...as our prisoners are in much want....I suppose you have heard of the villainy of [Benedict] Arnold & the narrow escape West Point has had..." Rare. -- WEBSTER, DANIEL. Autograph letter signed to Charles D. Coxe, Washington, D.C., 1 May 1824, 1 page, folio, seal hole , advising that "it is yet uncertain how far the claims will be paid" and "the law is not yet passed fixing the time of payment. We expect, however, to act on the subject next week" -- TRUMBULL, JONATHAN, Governor of Connecticut . Autograph letter signed to the Selectmen of Norwalk, Lebanon (Conn.), 11 July 1782, 1 page, 4to , stating that he had granted two commissions: "please to be careful that they are steady & sure friends to the independence of these United States," and asking that they "keep a vigilant eye on their conduct" -- THOMSON, CHARLES, Secretary of Congress . Two documents signed, n.p., 27 May 1782 and 21 February 1783, each one page, 4to , both official resolutions of Congress notifying "states which are at present unrepresented immediately to send delegates to Congress" -- LEDYARD, WILLIAM. Autograph letter signed to Gov. Johnathan Trumbull, New London, Connecticut, 21 March 1781, 1 1/2 pages, folio , regarding a privateer "bound to the West Indies & France -- the brig is commanded by Capt. Dudley Saltonstall..."; together 7 items. (7)
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