Well-known American patriot, merchant, and military officer from Boston (1733-1811) who commanded the boarding party, which included Paul Revere, that stormed and destroyed tea shipments from the infamous Dartmouth ship during the Boston Tea Party. ADS, one page, 7.75 x 2.5, October 1, 1791. As an Overseer of the Poor, Proctor sends Dr. Samuel Whitwell, Jr., a surgeon with the 3rd Massachusetts Regiment of the Continental Army, to the almshouse one month before Whitwell’s death. In full: “Boston Oct, 1st, 1791, Samuel Whitwell, Jr., Receive into the Alms House, yours Edward Proctor, one of the Overseers of the Poor.” In very good to fine condition, with light toning and staining, and a couple areas of paper loss affecting nothing.
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