Lot 90
Pinkney, Charles Cotesworth (1746-1825)., Revolutionary War general and Federalist politician, U.S. presidential candidate (1800, 1804, 1808), signer of the U.S. Constitution.
DS, 18" x 23¾", n.p., circa 1805. Certificate accepting one David Ramsay as a member of the United States Military Philosophical Society "instituted for the purposes of improving and disseminating Military Science", finely detailed military and agricultural vignettes surround the text, signed by Cotesworth as vice-president of the Society, also by Jon Williams as president. Laminated on muslin reinforcing creases and small tears, light clearing has lightened Pinckney's signature just a bit, paper seal present but not in original location, Very Good appearance.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
David Ramsay, a nephew of Benjamin Franklin, was a Revolutionary War field surgeon and was also South Carolina delegate to the Continental Congress.
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