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CONTINENTAL CONGRESSMEN
Lot of three signed items, includes JONATHAN STURGES (1740-1819) American lawyer, jurist and politician, represented Connecticut as a delegate to the Continental Congress and in House of Representatives, A.L.S. 1p. large 4to, Hartford, June 5, 1783 to William Seymour discussing fees due to him and his friend's ability to travel, seal tear in body of letter with minor loss; LEONARD GANSEVOORT (1751-1810) American political leader from New York who served as a delegate to the Continental Congress in 1788, A.D.S. at the bottom of a folio statement of account for various merchandise, Albany, 1790; and CHARLES HUMPHREYS (1714-1786), delegate for Pennsylvania to the Continental Congress from 1774-76. He voted against the Declaration of Independence, since he believed it would inevitably escalate the Revolutionary War and that conflicted with his Quaker beliefs, A.D.S. 1p. 16mo., [n.p.], 1762, a receipt for funds paid to him. Three pieces.

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May 24, 2016 10:30 AM EDT
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