Lot 631
[American Revolution]. Van Schaick, Goosen [Gozen]. Revolutionary War General.
Manuscript Military Document Signed. One page, Quarto, Albany, September 7, 1779. To Philip Van Rensselain, Conductor of Stores. Being a Military requisition for "…Fifty weight of Powder, One hundred & Fifty pounds of Lead & Fifty Flints to Captain Thomas Sawyer or Officer Commanding Fort Ranger." Signed "GV Schaick Coll."
Frontier raids from Canada by Tory and Indian forces resulted in mounting pressure against Congress and Washington to do something about this threat. General John Sullivan was dispatched with a mission to decimate the entire Iroquois nation. This military order for ordnance was made during Sullivan's expedition against the Iroquois, with whom Van Schaick served. Very Fine.
Estimated Value $250 - 350.
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