Lot 296
1776 Tailor's Bill For a Colonel In Col. Anthony Wayne's Regiment. March 14, 1776 bill headed "Col. Johnson to John Stille," for making a vest and breeches, listing yards of white corduroy, for silk thread, stays, lace and button for a hat, etc., 4½x6½". Fine. Col. Johnson was a member of "Mad Anthony's" first regiment (4th Pennsylvania Battalion), which set out in mid April to reinforce Benedict Arnold's expedition to Canada.
Estimated Value $300 - 400.
Ridgway-Wayne estate.
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