Lot 52
1782 Revolutionary War Officer's Letter. Autograph Letter Signed by Brigadier General John Tyler, Preston, December 16, 1782, 2 pp folio. Tyler, who was from Middletown, Connecticut, writes to Chauncey Whittlesey, Quartermaster General of the Militia, about the difficulties of getting supplies before Whittlesey's appointment. In part: "…Brigade Stores I never have received any Expect [sic] a Small Quantity of Powder & Ball…After I took command of the Brigade which I then Caused to be made into Cartouches and Packed them up in Boxes & Lodg'd them in a store of Maj Edward Mott…there was in the Custody of M. Genl Jabez Huntington a Small Quantity of Cartridges, when he Resign'd I ordered Col. Z. Rogers of Norwich to take Charge of them…." Tyler goes on to recommend Mott for appointment. Good content. Age toning, else Fine.
Estimated Value $500 - 600.
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