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[Revolutionary War]. John Fitch Document Signed....
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[Revolutionary War]. John Fitch Document Signed. One page, 6 3/4 x 12 inches, Windham County, Connecticut; October 10, 1777. A partially printed bond recording John Fitch's agreement to pay five thousand dollars in substitute of military service, signed in his hand.Document reads, in part: "...we John Fitch and Eleazer Carey Both of Windham in the County of Windham in the State of Connecticutt are holden and stand bound unto the Honourable John Hancock Esq'r The Sum of Five Thousand Dollars...the Condition of this Obligation is such, That if the above-bounden John Fitch shall well and truly execute the Office and Trust of an Assistant Commissary of Issues, in the American Army, according to the Resolutions of Congress, regulating the Department ; then this present Obligation to be void and of none Effect, but in Default thereof, shall stand, remain and abide in full Force, Strength, Power and Virtue."
John Fitch (1743-1798) was an American inventor and entrepreneur, known for his early work on steamboats. In the early 1770's, he established a successful brass and silversmith business in Trenton, New Jersey, which was subsequently destroyed by British troops. Following this event, he served briefly as a gunsmith for the New Jersey militia, but left his unit after getting into a dispute over a promotion. He signed this bond to avoid further military service, but continued to aid the Revolutionary War effort by repairing arms and providing beer and tobacco to the Continental Army. After the war, he turned his attention to steamboat development, achieving the first successful trial of a steam-powered vessel in 1787.
Condition: Smoothed folds with slight wear at the margins. Some toning, throughout.
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2025 March 28 Historical Manuscripts Including Texana Signature® Auction #6316 (go to Auction Home page)
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