1: Arthur St. Clair 1734-1818 Revolutionary War major general serving at Trenton and Princeton, commanded Ft. Ticonderoga, President of the Continental Congress and first governor of the Northwest Territory. Fine content war date A.L.S. 1p. 4to., Morris

2: William Hooper 1742-1790 American Revolutionary leader, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and a member of the Continental Congress 1774-77 Rare A.D. S. Will. Hooper , 1p. oblong 8vo., Bowan County, [ 1768], a legal document setting forth a

3: George Rogers Clark 1752-1818 American Revolutionary soldier and frontier explorer, led the defense of Kentucky against Indian raids, led militia in the defense of Illinois and Kentucky. A.D.S. G. Clarke 1p. oblong 8vo., [ii.p.], Sep. 17, 1781 Clark

4: John Bradstreet 1711-1774 British colonial military officer who captured Fort Frontenac in 1758, breaking the French line between the St. Lawrence and Ohio rivers, and in 1764 led an army to suppress Pontiac's rebellion. A.L.S. 2pp. 4to., Albany,

5: Samuel Adams 1722-1803 American Revolution patriot and agitator who likely participated in the Boston Tea Party with the Sons of Liberty, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, Continental Congressman, and Governor of Massachusetts. Bold

6: John Armstrong 1758-1843 Revolutionary War soldier and aide to generals Mercer and Gates. The distribution of his Newburg letters , citing wrongs done unto soldiers and calling for organized action, alarmed Washington who took steps to avoid any

7: Jonathan Belcher 1682-1757 Colonial Governor of Massachusetts unsuccessful in his attempts to balance colonial and royal interests and embroiled in the Broad Arrow and New Hampshire boundary disputes. A.L.S. 1p. 8vo., Boston, May 28, 1728 to Mrs.

8: Clement Biddle 1740-1814 The Quaker General organized and led the Quaker Blues against the British and fought under Nathanial Greene as well. D.S. 3pp. folio, Philadelphia, Sep. 15, 1787, a lengthy full power of attorney given by Biddle to four men,

9: under Howard at Gettysburg and led his own division at Chattanooga. A.L. S. 1p. 8vo., New York, Feb. 14,1893 to Leon Ball declining a request made by Ball as Schutz is not: a member of the legal profession..

10: John Brooks 1752-1825 American Revolution patriot and physician, Brooks was a Concord Minuteman who also helped fortify Bunker Hill on the night preceding the battle. A.L.S. 1p. 8vo., Boston, Apr. 11, 1814 to Brig. Gen. Thomas Lincoln: ...Enclosed is

11: Charles Cornwallis 1738-1805 British major general who drove Washington from New Jersey, defeated Gates at Trenton, and ultimately surrendered to Washington at Yorktown. A.L.S. 1p. 4to., Dublin Castle Jan. 23, 1801, a financial letter to Messrs.

12: John Brooks A.L.S. as Governor of Massachusetts, 1p. 4to., Salem, Feb. 14, 1819 to Boston merchant Isaac Child requesting that a due bill be sent to him, sending Child funds, and adding: ... If Mr. Ripley or. . Morrill have Tar & Rosin, have the

13: George Bryan 1731-1791) American jurist and President of the Pennsylvania Supreme Executive Council, an early abolitionist who in 1777 proposed to the Pennsylvania legislature that slavery be abolished to equally serve the cause of humanity and

14: George Clinton 1739-1812 Vice President of the United States 1805-12 and Continental Congressman who opposed ratification of the Constitution. D. S. as Governor of New York, 1p. folio, Albany, Apr. 2, 1804, a partly-printed appointment of John Moore

15: George Clinton Partly-printed D.S., 1p. small folio, Albany, Mar. 13 1833, an appointment of Samuel Combie as Lieutenant in the Rensselaer Militia. Fold split neatly repaired on verso, some tiny marginal edge chips do not detract.

16: Henry Dearborn 1751-1829 American Revolutionary officer on Washington's staff at Yorktown, later a Secretary of War 1801-09 D. S 2pp. 13in x 8in, Boston, Apr. 27, 1811, a Coaster's Manifest concerning the importation of lemons, oil, hemp and coffee,

17: George Downing 1624-1684 English politician for whom Downing Street was named, a colorful, roguish character, the second graduate of Harvard University who repatriated to England and was appointed Ambassador to Holland. In collaboration with James,

18: James Duane 1733-1797 Revolutionary patriot member of the Continental Congress 1774-1784 , assisted in the drafting of the Articles of Confederation. D.S. as Mayor of New York, 1p. oblong 8vo., New York, Jan. 2, 1785, a certification that a man

19: Elephalet Dyer 1721-1807 Revolutionary patriot, a member of the Stamp Act Congress and the Continental Congress, also an original member of the Susquehanna Company. A.D.S. 1p. oblong 8vo., Hartford, Dec. 16, 1785 ordering that William and Joseph Hart

20: Eliephalet Dyer A.D.S. 1p. 8in x 3.5in, Windham, Apr. 28, 1788, an order that Peleg Hyde be paid five pounds, charging the salaries of Superior Court judges. Countersigned vertically by Oliver Wolcott, Jr , his signature just touching E in Dyer's