Revolutionary War–dated manuscript DS, signed “O. Ellsworth,” one page, 8 x 6.5, June 19, 1776. Pay order issued to Treasurer John Lawrence, in full: “Pay Capt: Abraham Mead, as Pay Master of his own Company now to be rais’d, Five Hundred & Eighty pounds, & charge the Colony.” Also endorsed on the reverse by Lt. Col. John Mead, a commander at the Battle of Harlem Heights. In fine condition. A desirable example dating to just two weeks before July 4, 1776. Pre-certified PSA/DNA.
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