May 22, 2014 - Sale 2351

Sale 2351 - Lot 4

Price Realized: $ 4,250
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 2,500 - $ 3,500
(AMERICAN REVOLUTION.) THOMAS JEFFERSON. Partly-printed Document Signed, "Th:Jefferson," as Governor, land deed granting 400 acres in Botetourt County, VA, to Andrew Lewis. 1 page, folio; dampstaining at middle horizontal fold affecting text (but still legible), short separations at folds with small holes at intersections, some chipping at side edges, moderate scattered foxing, docketing verso, wax seal intact. Richmond, 2 June 1780

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Andrew Lewis (1720-1781) fought at the battle of Point Pleasant in 1774 and served as Continental brigadier-general between 1776-77.