Lot 207
[Gwinnett, Button] McIntosh, Lachlan (1725-1806), Surveyor, soldier from Georgia, protégé of Oglethorpe, Brigadier General with Washington at Valley Forge, killed Button Gwinnett in a duel. Document Signed, one page, 8 x 4¾ no place, March 7, 1784. Certification "…that Serg.t Dampier of the 4th Georgia Batn has served out the term of his enlistment, three years, and is therefore entitled to his bounty of land." Signed first by Dampier’s Lt. Colonel, then "Lach.n McIntosh Major Gen.l" Inlaid to an overall 9 x 6½ Fine condition.
Estimate 500 - 750
Over a period of years McIntosh had become embroiled in several differences of opinion with Button Gwinnett, the latter being jealous of McIntosh's popularity and success. In 1777, in a dispute over command of Georgia's forces, Gwinnett, who thought command should be his, challenged McIntosh to a duel. Both men were wounded, Gwinnett mortally.
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