Lot 1032
Laurens, Henry (1724-1792), South Carolina Member of Continental Congress, President of Congress 1777-1778, captured by British 1780 and confined in Tower of London, exchanged for General Cornwallis 8½ x 13½ printed DS as President of the Congress, blank (not filled in) commission for officers in Continental Army, signed also by Secretary of the Congress Charles Thompson. Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Realized $800 |