One of the founders of the state of Vermont (1751–1814), a leader of the Green Mountain Boys, and brother of Ethan Allen. ALS signed “Ira Allen,” one page, 7.75 x 10, no date. Handwritten letter to a gentleman, in part: "I have attended to the business we conversed of. Difficulties arise yet they may not be insurmountable. I shall make every effort in my power & when I can be able to Report I shall call on you & my friends that I named to you in the mean time I advise that all matters be kept on as easy terms as possible." In very good to fine condition, with paper loss to the upper right corner slightly affecting a single word of text, a repaired fold separation at lower left, and a small hole to the lower left corner. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from JSA, a receipt from noted autograph dealer Robert F. Batchelder, and a letter from famous autograph dealer Mary A. Benjamin to fellow hobby pioneer Charles Hamilton, offering her opinion on the present letter: "I am positive that it is all right and the right man."
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