Merchant and soldier in Colonial Massachusetts (1696–1759) widely remembered for organizing, financing, and leading the 1745 expedition that captured the French garrison at Fortress Louisbourg during King George's War. ALS signed “Wm. Pepperell,” one page, 7.5 x 4, July 5, 1730. Pepperell writes William Berry regarding his properties. In part: “Mr. John Sherman hath not finished my mill…demand of him before Evidences…as soon as his lease is out with me he shall not hire it any longer.” Affixed to a same sized piece of paper. In good condition, with intersecting central horizontal and vertical folds, chipping, spots of ink erosion, and moderate to heavy soiling. RRAuction COA.
