Lot 154
Boone, Daniel (1734-1820), American pioneer and hunter whose frontier exploits made him one of the of the United States' first folk heroes; established the Wilderness Road into Kentucky and founded Boonesborough, one of the first English-speaking settlements beyond the Appalachians. Document Signed one page, 7¾ x 2, no place, no date. Document reads:
"I do certify that a Horse the Property of Benjamin Netherland was in Public Service for the use of my Company of Fayette Militia as the late Expedition against the Shawanees commanded by B. Gen'l Clarke from the 24th Day of Octr. untill [sic] the 23d Day of November 1782 being in the whole 30 days"
Document boldly penned with strong signature by Boone. Signed by "Wm Connels Can" [Captain] and "Daniel Boone CLt [Lt. Colonel]. Mounted on backing paper; moderately toned vertical creases and straightline splits and a small hole being rendered nearly invisible, Fine appearance. Also includes an 8 x 10 engraving of an elderly Boone in fur-trimmed leather garb with his dog and his flint-lock rifle.
Estimate 12,000 - 15,000
When Kentucky was divided into three Virginia counties in November 1780, Boone was promoted to lieutenant colonel in the Fayette County militia. In April 1781, Boone was elected representative to the Virginia General Assembly in Richmond. In 1782, he was elected sheriff of Fayette County. In August of 1782 he fought in the Battle of Blue Licks, one of the last major campaigns of the Revolutionary War, a battle in which his son Israel was killed.
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