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Auction archive: Lot number 57

JEFFERSON, THOMAS | A Revolutionary War Virginia militia appointment signed ("Th: Jefferson") as Governor of Virginia

Estimate
US$5,000 - US$7,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Auction archive: Lot number 57

JEFFERSON, THOMAS | A Revolutionary War Virginia militia appointment signed ("Th: Jefferson") as Governor of Virginia

Estimate
US$5,000 - US$7,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Beschreibung:

Property from the Eric C. Caren CollectionJEFFERSON, THOMASA Revolutionary War Virginia militia appointment signed ("Th: Jefferson") as Governor of Virginia Partially printed document (6 3/8 x 8 1/4 in.; 166 x 211 mm), accomplished in a clerical hand, Williamsburg, 4 August 1779; a few light stains, some marginal separation at central fold. Matted, framed, and glazed. The consignor has independently obtained a letter of authenticity from PSA that will accompany the lot. A very scarce militia appointment from early in Jefferson's gubernatorial term. Jefferson here commissions Robert White a Lieutenant Colonel of militia in Frederick County. According to the standard auction records, this is the only Revolutionary War militia appointment signed by Jefferson to appear at auction in thirty-five years.Condition ReportCondition as described in catalogue entry. The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The

Auction archive: Lot number 57
Auction:
Datum:
6 Jul 2020 - 21 Jul 2020
Auction house:
Sotheby's
New York
Beschreibung:

Property from the Eric C. Caren CollectionJEFFERSON, THOMASA Revolutionary War Virginia militia appointment signed ("Th: Jefferson") as Governor of Virginia Partially printed document (6 3/8 x 8 1/4 in.; 166 x 211 mm), accomplished in a clerical hand, Williamsburg, 4 August 1779; a few light stains, some marginal separation at central fold. Matted, framed, and glazed. The consignor has independently obtained a letter of authenticity from PSA that will accompany the lot. A very scarce militia appointment from early in Jefferson's gubernatorial term. Jefferson here commissions Robert White a Lieutenant Colonel of militia in Frederick County. According to the standard auction records, this is the only Revolutionary War militia appointment signed by Jefferson to appear at auction in thirty-five years.Condition ReportCondition as described in catalogue entry. The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The

Auction archive: Lot number 57
Auction:
Datum:
6 Jul 2020 - 21 Jul 2020
Auction house:
Sotheby's
New York
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