Lot 158
Clark, George Rogers (1752-1818) and William (1770-1838), George was a commanding officer who won several convincing battles on the northwestern frontier during the Revolutionary War; William was a soldier and explorer who, along with Meriwether Lewis, headed the famous Lewis and Clark Expedition to the Pacific. Document Signed, "G. Clark" and "W. Clark", two pages, 11¼ x 12¼ on vellum, "Indiana Territory", August 31, 1789. Indenture relating to a grant of 200 acres of land to William Croghan from a 149,000 acre parcel allocated to Illinois Regiment military veterans. Additionally signed by five others with intact paper/wax seals beside the signatures of all seven men. A few natural folds with light soiling, Fine.
Estimate 3,500 - 5,000
A RARE DOCUMENT ASSOCIATING THE CLARK BROTHERS.
Leader of the Kentucky militia throughout much of the war, George Rogers Clark is best-known for his celebrated capture of Kaskaskia (1778) and Vincennes (1779), which greatly weakened British influence in the Northwest Territory. Because the British ceded the entire Northwest Territory to the United States in the 1783 Treaty of Paris, Clark was often referred to as the "Conqueror of the Old Northwest." Younger brother William was only 19 years old at the time of this document.
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