Lot 23
Clinton, Henry -- Revolutionary War-date Pay Order For British Convalescents Left at New York (1730?-95) British commander in chief in America during the Revolutionary War. Partly-printed document signed "H Clinton" as "General and Commander in Chief of all his Majesty's Forces, within the Colonies laying on the Atlantic Ocean., from Nova-Scotia to West-Florida…," one page, 12¾ x 7¾", New York, April 18, 1781. Ordering payment of fifty-eight pounds Sterling to Captain John McPherson of His Majesty's 82nd Regiment, "Being a Subsistence for the Convalescents left by the aforesaid Regiment at New York from the 24:th February to 24:th April 1781…." Captain McPherson signed on verso. With light toning and folds. Tipped to a larger sheet at left edge. Clinton resigned in 1782 and returned to England after Cornwallis, his second in command, surrendered at Yorktown. Estimate Value $900 - UP
Swann, Nov 14, 2002, lot 6.
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