11-20-201011-20-2010
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
November 20, 2010 10:00 AMCalender
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Revolutionary War Discharge Document Signed by George Washington

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$8,295$7,000
Auction: Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments - 2527MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: November 20, 2010 10:00AM

Description:

Revolutionary War Discharge Document Signed by George Washington, dated 1783, for Capt. John Perry, serving in the 8th Massachusetts Regiment for "eight years and one month", signed by George Washington on 16th of June, 1783 together with six pieces of colonial and continental currency from Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut, all framed, document, ht. 12 1/2, wd. 7 in. (sight).
Estimate $6,000-8,000

Discharge document creased and mended vertically with wide stitches of sewing thread, not examined out of the frame.

Keywords

George Washington, John Perry, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, 8th Massachusetts Regiment