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Description:
Lincoln, Benjamin (1733-1810) and Farragut, George (1755-1817) Documents Signed, and Worth, William Jenkins (1794-1849) Note Signed. Clipped oath, Wrentham, Massachusetts, 22 April 1760, stating soldiers entered the speaker's home sick and with no money, sworn before Lincoln and signed l.r., 2 1/2 x 7 1/4 in.; clipped document, Knoxville, Tennessee, 28 April 1795, confirming receipt of 90 dollars from War Department agent, signed by Farragut l.r., (old fold with tearing along fold that passes through signature, stain on left-hand side just below fold),6 1/2 x 7 3/4 in.; clipped note, Worth asking the recipient to write him, (small tears, mounted on orange typed paper),1 3/4 x 5 3/4 in.
Provenance: 1795 document John Heise Autographs, Syracuse, New York, 1939.
Estimate $150-250
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Keywords
William Jenkins, Benjamin, John Heise, Knoxville, Lincoln, Syracuse, WrenthamJohn Dorfman
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