Lot 466
West Point Document Signed By Col. John Lamb. Document Signed "John Lamb, Coll. Commandr. of Artilly." 4x8¼", West Point, 10 Aug. 1780. Certifying that "Lieut. Isaiah Thompson was in service in the 2d Regt of Artillery, Previous to and on the 1st of January 1780 and is at Present in Actual Service in the sd. Regiment." The script is a little light but legible. Accompanied by a partly-printed pay order for Lieut. Thompson, 6½x7", Hartford, 20 Aug. 1780, in the amount of £227.1.2, signed by Thompson. (2 items)
Lamb was with General Montgomery at the invasion of Canada. He later accompanied Benedict Arnold to Quebe, where he was wounded and captured. He was paroled and subsequently wounded at the battle of Ridgefield while serving with Arnold. Lamb later served at Yorktown and was brevetted Brigadier General in 1783. Isaiah Thompson enlisted as a sergeant in Col. Samuel Elmore's regiment on 8 Apr. 1776 and was stationed at Fort Schuyler (alias Fort Stanwix). He was promoted to Ensign in 1776, then commissioned 1st Lieut. Col. Lamb's Artillery Regt. on 24 Jan. 1777. He served with honor and was promoted Captain/Lieut. on 14 Apr. 1781. He was present at Yorktown, where the artillery played a major part in winning the siege.
Estimated Value $600 - 800.
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