(AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1779) Resolution of Continental Congre

Sale 2420 - Lot 38

Price Realized: $ 1,750

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Estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000

(AMERICAN REVOLUTION--1779.) Resolution of Continental Congress defining the clothing allotment for military officers. Letterpress broadside, 16 1/2 x 10 1/4 inches; toned, worn at edges, closed separation along horizontal fold, two words corrected in manuscript; uncut. Philadelphia: David C. Claypoole, 26 November 1779

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The body of the text begins: "Whereas Congress, by sundry resolutions, have provided that cloathing be furnished to officers of the line and others at prices proportioned to their pay . . . resolved, that the following articles be delivered as a suit of cloathes, for the current and every succeeding year of their service, to the officers of the line and staff . . . one hat, one watchcoat, one body coat, four vests . . . four pairs of breeches . . . four shirts, four stocks, six pairs of stockings, three pair thereof worsted and three of thread, four pair of shoes." Evans 16583. ESTC lists only 2 copies; none known at auction.