Lot 161
Floyd, William (1734-1821), New York signer of the Declaration of Independence, soldier, U.S. Congressman. Document Signed, "Wm. Floyd", one page, 5¼ x 6¾ New York, November 23, 1784. Warrant to New York State Treasurer, Gererd Bancker:
"You are hereby authorised to pay Ezra L'Homodieu for the use of John Francks, the sum of twenty two pounds sixteen shillings being for his services under the direction of the Late Major John Davis Decd. in Procuring Clothing &c. in pursuance of an Act of the Legislature of this State passed the 7th March 1781 and in so doing this shall be your warrant."
Written and co-signed by Isaac Roosevelt (1726-1794); half-page receipt for the aforementioned sum penned and signed on verso by Ezra L'Hommedieu. Inlaid to an overall 8 x 10, Very Fine.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
THIS DOCUMENT, IN ADDITION TO FEATURING A BOLD SIGNATURE OF A SIGNER OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, IS A RARE HOLOGRAPH DOCUMENT OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL ROOSEVELT FAMILY MEMBER PRIOR TO THEODORE.
Isaac Roosevelt was one of ten representatives from New York City who participated in the state Constitutional Convention (also among the ten were John Jay, Alexander Hamilton and Robert Livingston). He was the great-great-grandfather of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
Ezra L'Hommedieu was a New York State delegate to the Continental Congress from 1779 to 1783 and again in 1788.
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