Lot 460
Valley Forge - 1778 Receipt For A Blanket. Document Signed "Josiah Lacey Capt.,3½x10", Valley Forge, 10 May 1778." Capt. Lacey writed, "Recevd. of Willm Redfield States Commissary one State Blanket For John Wakely of my Company. Recvd. Pr. me…" Fine; written on laid paper; uneven lower edge. John Wakely enlisted "for the war" in Capt. Josiah Lacey's company of the 5th Connecticut Regiment of the Continental Line on 4 Mar. 1777. He fought at the battle of Germantown, Pa. and wintered at Valley Forge. This blanket was probably a replacement for the one worn out during the winter. Wakely may have been wounded or suffered greatly from the effects of the cold winter, as he was discharged from service on 2 June 1778 and his name does not appear in any more records after that date. An extremely rare Valley Forge document for a soldier's blanket.
Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500.
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