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Lot 25

Rush, Benjamin (1745-1813)., Treasurer of the U.S. Mint (1797-1813) and Pennsylvania delegate to the Continental Congress.

MsDS, 7½" x 9½", Philadelphia. 1813 Mar 20. Affidavit sworn by Rush that in 1795 he and his wife sold a parcel of land to one Robert Morris, the said Morris having subsequently died and the trustees of his estate being unable to find the original deed; penned by a clerk and boldly signed "Benj: Rush". Rush, a physician, describes himself in the affidavit as a "Practitioner of Physick". Very Good.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000

 
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