WILLIAM HOWE(1729-1814) British general who succeeded Gen. Thomas Gage as Commander-in-Chief of the British forces in North America, commanded forces at Bunker Hill, in New York and around Philadelphia, resigned in protest against British lack of support. Bold signature "W. Howe Gen'l" penned on the lower portion of a military document, "Head-Quarters", Mar. 9, 1798. Very good. $150-200