Lot 173
Jefferson, Thomas. Broadside Signed as Secretary of State, 1p, 13¼x8¼", Philadelphia, 15 Dec. 1791. Very good; overall light toning; marginal soiling and edge chips; folds. Framed to 14½x9½". The printed broadside is headed "Second Congress of the United States…An Act for the Relief of David Cook and Thomas Campbell." Cook was "a captain of artillery in the late war…shot through the body at the battle of Monmouth…rendered incapable to obtain his livelihood by labor…." Congress enacted that he "be placed on the pension-list of the United States, and shall be entitled to one third of his monthly pay, as a captain of artillery…." Campbell "who has been so injured by repeated wounds in the service of his country, that he is unable to support himself by labor" was placed on the pension list and given "the half pay of a captain of infantry…." Signed in print by George Washington as President, John Adams as Vice President and President of the Senate, and Jonathan Trumbull as Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Estimated Value $8,000 - 12,000.
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