AMHERST, NH, February 13, 2012
/24-7PressRelease/ -- RR Auctions is pleased to announce our first American Patriots auction on January 27. This stunning assemblage of letters and relics come straight from the very hands that birthed our nations' freedom on August 2, 1776, as Hancock, Adams, and Franklin signed the formal copy of the Declaration of Independence. Boasting over 40 of the 56 signers, including three notoriously scarce individuals like George Taylor, Thomas Nelson, Jr., and the most obscure of all, Thomas Lynch, Jr., the American Patriots auction will breathe fresh life into the revolution, once again honoring the congressmen, delegates, generals, and soldiers who laid the foundation for our nation as we know it.
On March 1, 1776, Thomas Lynch, Jr. penned a florid letter on behalf of this father, Thomas Lynch, Sr., a South Carolinian delegate to the First Continental Congress. As a result a cerebral hemorrhage, Lynch's father was rendered paralyzed; Lynch was forced to take leave of his post in the South Carolina militia, assuming his father's place as the 52nd declaration signer. Lynch's overwhelming scarcity was made destiny by an ill-fated sea voyage he and his wife would embark on in 1779, never to be heard from again. His library and estate was scattered, destroyed, and lost, making this unlikely signer the most invaluable, even in comparison to Button Gwinnet; this 1776 handwritten letters represents only one of three known to exist.
Thomas Nelson, Jr., who has been categorized as "very rare" in Kenneth W. Rendell's, History Comes to Life, provides a lengthy piece of correspondence, brimming with political opinion, penned on February 18, 1775, exactly two months before the British would unleash their fury upon the shores of Massachusetts.
Also falling under Rendell's "very rare" category is last minute signer, George Taylor. This war-dated letter, written on the 18th of November, 1780, provides a first-hand look at Taylor's ironwork business, a trade that won him a contract with the Pennsylvania's Committee of Safety, making him the first ironmaster to provide cannon shot to the Continental Army. This letter is only the second letter known to ever appear in auction, qualifying its insurmountable scarcity.
An exceptionally uncommon letter from Thomas Jefferson to President George Washington dated February 17, 1791, concerning expansion of settlements northwest of the Ohio during the Northwest Indian Wars. Any correspondence between Jefferson and President, especially referencing the very fibers of the nation's territorial acquisitions, is of the utmost rarity.
Other offerings of paramount rarity include General George Washington's prized map, outlining the Theater of War northeast of the Delaware River, illustrating the critical victories at Trenton and Princeton from December 26, 1776 through January 3, 1777, remains in remarkably clear condition, as does his September 11, 1799 letter concerning the purchase of materials used for the construction of the nation's capitol, Federal City. Martha Washington's uncommon correspondence to her favorite niece, Fannie Bassett, dated October 18, 1794, provides a substantial example of the First Lady's hand.
And last, but certainly not least, an impeccably-preserved and magnificently scarce set of six silver spoons, crafted by none other than the Midnight Rider himself, have stood the test of time and, after 220 years, remained steadfastly together. One of the most celebrated and sought-after silversmiths of his time, Revere personally crafted this set for the prominent Boston couple, Daniel and Mary Turner Sargent. This original set heralds from the prized collection of noted silversmith and Revere collector, George Gebelein, who first came into possession of the collection in 1938.
This specialized collection, also including an entirely handwritten financial account of New Hampshire delegate, Josiah Bartlett's, compensation for signing the Declaration; an ironically hopeful letter from John Andre, penned just a month before his execution after being captured as a spy; a riveting letter from Colonel Azor Orne, and many, many more desirable signatures and relics.
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