Lot 250
Laurens, Henry (1724-1792), South Carolina merchant, slave trader and planter, second President of the Continental Congress (1777-1778), signer of the Articles of Confederation. Printed Document Signed, one page, 13¼ x 8¼ blank Military Commission headed "In Congress. The Delegates of the United States of New-Hampshire, Massacustts-Bay, Rhode-Island, Connectict, New-York, New-Jersey, Pennsylvania, Dalaware, Maryland, Virginia, North-Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia, To…", signed in advance at the bottom "Henry Laurens" as President and "Cha Thomson Secy" [see lot 208] as witness. Fine condition.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
See lot 208 for reference to Charles Thomson.
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