Nov 08, 2018 - Sale 2492

Sale 2492 - Lot 65

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Estimate: $ 2,500 - $ 3,500
WILLIAM PEPPERRELL. Group of 5 items, each Signed, "WmPepperrell": Autograph Document * 4 Autograph Letters. The document, as Justice of the Peace, warrant to the Sheriff or Marshal or Constable of Kittery for the arrest of Joseph Gunison, charged with having stolen a document from Andrew Poore. The letters, to various recipients, on various subjects with two mentioning defense of the frontier. Together 5 pages, tall 4to or smaller, written on five sheets; generally good condition. Kittery, 24 February 1719; Vp, 1723-58
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24 June 1723, to John Gowen: "I Shipt your Son to proceed a Voyage . . . to Barbad[o]s & so here. I understand by the men that . . . he has Left the Vessel & that he told them he was under age. . . . . [Y]ou Verey well know that you told me before Several people when you where [sic] at my fathers house that you was willing he Should goo the Voyage . . . ."

30 July 1737, to Dominique Recacochea: ". . . I am Greatly obliged for yo'r kind offer of Serving me & have some tho'ts of being concern'd in a Vessel to . . . Bilbao & back here. . . ."

9 May 1755, to Edward Cole: ". . . I now am hastening to my regiment at New York. I am glad you are agoing altho' not in my regiment. I understand the Provitial [sic] Troops and our regiment will soon joyn together. . . ."

31 August 1758, to Major John Hill: ". . . I expect every hour to heare that North Yarmouth, Falmouth, and some of the Towns on this side are attack't by the Enemy, for if them that came out of the City of Louisbourg the night before the English took Possession of it have joyn'd those we heard before was coming upon the Eastern Frontiers, their [sic] must be a considerable Number. You are hereby directed immediately . . . to hold . . . at a minits warning and if you heare of any Place being attack't you are to proceed . . . for their relief. . . ."

From the Collection of William Wheeler III.