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Seller: Main Street Fine Books & Mss, ABAA, Galena, IL, U.S.A.Main Street Fine Books & Mss, ABAA

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This Revolutionary War patriot was a second lieutenant whose company participated in the Siege of Boston in the opening phase of the American Revolution. ADS, 1p, 7½" X 6", Boston, MA, 7 March 1793. Very good. A few minor archival reinforcements on verso. Large and boldly penned receipt for nails made out to "Luke Drury Esq / CoA of S. Smith Jr.," signed a second time (with "Received payment") at lower right huge and handsome, with attractive paraph beneath. Drury (1734-1811) was a noted Grafton, Massachusetts farmer, merchant, military and civic figure who served as a captain of militia, marching his minutemen to Concord and Lexington on April 19 to repel the British in 1775 and joining the fray at Bunker Hill on June 17; he took prominent part in the 1786-87 western Massachusetts farmers' tax revolt known as Shays' Rebellion; involved in local and state politics, he served as a state legislator and at various times as constable, deputy sheriff, assessor, tax collector and selectman. Apparently Smith dealt in hardware or dry goods as a merchant; interesting that a decade after the end of the American Revolution he should note Drury's position in his company on this civilian receipt. …

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Autograph Document Signed
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SMITH, Seth, Jr. (1743-1802)
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Autographs, Colonial Americana

Main Street Fine Books & Mss, ABAA

Galena, IL, U.S.A.

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Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts has been buying and selling quality books, autographs and ephemera since 1991. We specialize in general antiquarian, first editions, signed books and autographs and documents. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA), Midwest Antiquarian Booksellers Association (MWABA), Universal Autograph Collectors Club (UACC) and The Manuscript Society.

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Americana, Civil War, Abraham Lincoln, U.S. Grant, American History, Literature, Military History, Autographs, Letters, Documents, Historical Manuscripts, General Antiquarian and O.P.

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Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.

9304 Saturn Ln
Galena, IL U.S.A. 61036