34. ARTEMAS WARD (1727-1800) American Revolutionary general, commander-in-chief of American forces at Cambridge before appointment of George Washington. Scarce war-date manuscript D.S. "Artemas Ward", 1p. 4to., Boston, Jan. 3, 1777 to Ebenezer Hancock, "Deputy Paymaster of the Army of the United Statesof America", an order to pay Peleg Wadsworth 36-6-5 Pounds: "...it being for his pay as Major of Brigade in the Service of the United States of America..." from Sep. 11
to December 31,
1776. PELEG WADSWORTH (1748-1829) was a brigadier general of militia, fought at the battle of Long Island and was second in command of the Penobscot Expedition. On verso he adds an A.D.S.: "received the contents of the within Warrant. P. Wadsworth". The text of the document is in the hand of JOSEPH WARD, Ward's aide-de-camp, and he signs at lower-left. Trimmed slightly at margins, mounting strip on verso, else very good. $800-1,200