Lot 4055
1776 Letter Regarding Payment For Officers' Clothes. A one-page folio letter datelined Mount Washington, Aug. 11, 1776, from Joseph Penroie to his mother, enclosing 63 pounds "to be paid to McCalley the Taylor for our officers cloths…." He names the officers and the amounts to be paid for each. They include Lieutenant Dover, Richard Collier, Lieut. Young, Adjt. Dyment, Lieut. Priestly, Capt. Docker, Lieut. Phile, and Lieut. Maloy. He gives further instructions and asks her to send him "2 pair of Worsted Stock…1 pair Thread…by the first oppertunity…." Written boldly on laid paper. Overall toning and several edge chips; paper loss at right margin affects a few words of text below names of officers.
Estimated Value $700 - 900.
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| Realized $403 |
