[ Autographs ] (Gunpowder Manufacturing) Interesting war date D.S. 1p. oblong 8vo., Orange Co., N.Y., Sep. 23, 1777 Chairman Elihu Marvin certifies that John Carpinter: "..did make within said County from the Ninth of June 1776 to the 9th of June 1777 Three Thousand Seven Hundred and Twenty Five [pounds] of Good and Merchantable Gunpowder...' some fraying in right margin and lightly toned overall,good condition.