Lot 206
Hopkins, Stephen (1707-1785) Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Rhode Island. Manuscript Document Signed ("Step. Hopkins"), Newport, August 16, 1755, 1 pg., 4½ x 7½ in. A pay order to Thomas Richardson, General Treasurer of Rhode Island to "pay to Daniel Jenckes or order four thousand pounds old Tenor for the use of Rasing the additional forces against Crown point and other Charges accrued on Rasing the former forces and Charge the Same to the Colony." Signed by two other members of the committee. Light overall toning. Inlaid to a slightly larger sheet; small piece of paper is attached to lower blank margin. Hopkins became colonial governor of Rhode Island in 1756. He was one of the earliest champions of colonial rights against the English parliament. Crown Point, on Lake Champlain, was one of a series of forts built by the French to prevent British encroachment into the Great Lakes and Ohio River Valley area. Despite ongoing military actions, war was not formally declared between France and Great Britain until May 1756, some two years after the outbreak of hostilities.
Estimated Value $600 - 800.
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