Property from the Eric C. Caren CollectionTHOMAS, JOHNAutograph letter signed ("Jno. Thomas"), penned shortly after the Battles of Lexington and Concord, [N.P., but likely near Boston], May 1775 1 page (4 5/8 x 6 in.; 117 x 154 mm), to the Committee of Safety in Massachusetts, docketed on verso; very lightly browned and soiled, inlaid. In half-blue morocco slipcase. The consignor has independently obtained a letter of authenticity from PSA that will accompany the lot. A Revolutionary War letter, written by one of its prominent figures, just days after its first shots were fired "Gentlemen, I have just rece'd a letter from the Committe [sic] of Inspection from the town of Providence desireing [sic] me to inform them if the Committe [sic] of Safety have transmitted to there [sic] friend in London an account of the Battle at Lexington & inferred that the colony have assembled a Committee of Safety who has the direction of the troops therefore letter from this place on to that colony on that subject should be directed to to said Committe [sic] of Safety." Thomas trained as a surgeon with Doctor Tufts in Medford, Massachusetts, before beginning his own practice in Kingston. His appointments as a ship's surgeon to a regiment bound for Annapolis Royal marked the beginning of his illustrious military career. Thomas eventually became a major general in the Continental Army, and was a leader during the Siege of Boston. Letters by Thomas are rare on the market, with only one other having been offered at auction. PROVENANCE:James Strohm Copley (bookplate)Condition ReportCondition as described in catalogue entry. The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The
Property from the Eric C. Caren CollectionTHOMAS, JOHNAutograph letter signed ("Jno. Thomas"), penned shortly after the Battles of Lexington and Concord, [N.P., but likely near Boston], May 1775 1 page (4 5/8 x 6 in.; 117 x 154 mm), to the Committee of Safety in Massachusetts, docketed on verso; very lightly browned and soiled, inlaid. In half-blue morocco slipcase. The consignor has independently obtained a letter of authenticity from PSA that will accompany the lot. A Revolutionary War letter, written by one of its prominent figures, just days after its first shots were fired "Gentlemen, I have just rece'd a letter from the Committe [sic] of Inspection from the town of Providence desireing [sic] me to inform them if the Committe [sic] of Safety have transmitted to there [sic] friend in London an account of the Battle at Lexington & inferred that the colony have assembled a Committee of Safety who has the direction of the troops therefore letter from this place on to that colony on that subject should be directed to to said Committe [sic] of Safety." Thomas trained as a surgeon with Doctor Tufts in Medford, Massachusetts, before beginning his own practice in Kingston. His appointments as a ship's surgeon to a regiment bound for Annapolis Royal marked the beginning of his illustrious military career. Thomas eventually became a major general in the Continental Army, and was a leader during the Siege of Boston. Letters by Thomas are rare on the market, with only one other having been offered at auction. PROVENANCE:James Strohm Copley (bookplate)Condition ReportCondition as described in catalogue entry. The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The
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