Lot 100
Pickering, Timothy -- ALS as Secretary of State to the Superintendent of Military Stores (1745-1829) Revolutionary War officer; he served in the Cabinets of Presidents George Washington and John Adams, first as Postmaster General, briefly as Secretary of War (1781), then as Secretary of State (1795-1800). Autograph letter signed "Timothy Pickering" as Secretary of State, one page, 10 x 8", Aug. 31, 1798. To Samuel Hodgdon, who was Superintendent of Military Stores, sending an invoice [not present] for "Stationary which I beg you to procure for the Governor of the Mississippi Territory…" He also asks for "Blank commissions for Justices of the Peace 200--for militia officers 400--and other more general, 300….Four of the Seal presses may be packed up with them, for the use of the Territory…." Written on laid, watermarked paper; toned, with a few chips at left margin, affecting nothing. Boldly penned and signed. Estimate Value $750 - UP
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