Framed 1781 Continental Pay Voucher, Silver Shoe Buckle, and Other Artifacts

Description:

Framed 1781 Continental Pay Voucher, Silver Shoe Buckle, and Other Artifacts, c. late 18th/early 19th century, framed pay voucher for Samuel Teal for his pay as a soldier in 1781; a dagger with a pike-shaped blade, iron counter-guard, and wooden grip; a leather and wood shot flask; a silver shoe buckle; and a tag with crossed American flags containing twenty-four stars; a pewter medallion for Reverend John Wesley; a case of relics from camp sites in upstate New York; and an engraving of Major General Nathaniel Greene.
Estimate $200-400

Paper has some foxing and tears, relics have some patina from being in the ground.


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