Mar 31, 2011 - Sale 2241

Sale 2241 - Lot 45

Price Realized: $ 660
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Estimate: $ 300 - $ 400
(AMERICAN REVOLUTION.) D'Hart, William. Letter from the Lieutenant Colonel of the 2nd New Jersey regiment. Autograph Letter Signed to his commanding officer Col. Elias Dayton in Chatham, NJ. 3 pages, 12 1/2 x 8 inches, on one sheet; worn but complete and legible. "Camp," 16 June 1781
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Written two months before the regiment departed southward for the siege of Yorktown. Discusses a rumor that "the sergeants in conjunction with the Round Heads are to command our line." Discusses hats and quilting patterns, and asks that "if you should hear of any seizure of blue broad cloath that is good I beg you'd remember me." Also hopes to initiate court-martial proceedings against "the persons named as criminals in Cully's confession" and hopes for tougher laws against soldiers convicted of "yoaking hogs & cutting stallions."