Archives International Auctions Auction 100 March 26, 2025

Archives International Auctions - Sale 100 80 March 26, 2025 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com 300 300 PA. Continental Currency, Congress Eleventh Issue, January 14, 1779, $4, CC-90, Issued Banknote. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, January 14, 1779. $4, CC-90, P-S190, Issued Banknote, Black printing with ‘Aut Mors Aut Vita Decora’ on emblem with wild boat charging into spear at left, Back is black with mulberry leaf at center, S/N 20131, Signed by William Gamble and Jedediah Snowden, Legacy graded Extremely Fine 40 with comment “Minor Stains,” Hall & Sellers. Est. $250-500 301 301 PA. Continental Currency, Congress Eleventh Issue, January 14, 1779, Issued Banknote. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, January 14, 1779. $65, CC- 100, P-S200, Black with ‘Fiat Justitia’ on emblem with hand holding balance scale, Back has parsley leaves, S/N 148447, Signed by Robert Caither and Daniel Wister, Legacy graded Very Fine 25, printed by Hall & Sellers. Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. Est. $280-450 302 302 PA. Continental Currency, Congress Eleventh Issue, January 14, 1779, Issued Banknote. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, January 14, 1779. $70, CC- 101, P-S201, Black with ‘Vim Procellarum Quarennium Sustinuit’ on emblem with tree, Back has maple leaf, S/N 59012, Signed by Jedediah Snowden and William Gamble, Legacy graded Very Fine 30, printed by Hall & Sellers. Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $280-450 303 303 PA. Robert (Bob) Morris Signed First of Exchange Draft, dated November 3rd, 1795,. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 3rd, 1795, £1150 Sterling, First of Exchange issued to Mr. John Nicholson, payable in London, with the date April 22nd, 1796 written below Morris’s signature. Black printing with dark brown ink, Ornate counterfoil on left with fancy lettering “Robt. Morris”, S/N 20, Superb “Morris” signature on lower right, Draft payable by “William Temple Franklin, Esq.”, William Temple Franklin, Benjamin Franklin’s grandson, had spent a considerable amount of time abroad as secretary to his grandfather and as a land agent for Robert Morris. The exchange draft is payable to John Nicholson who was Morris’s partner in the North American Land Company (N.A.L.C.), much of the Pennsylvania land John Nicholson and Robert Morris put into N.A.L.C. came from land given to Revolutionary War Veterans. John Nicholson (d. 1800), financier, businessman, comptroller general of Pennsylvania, anti-Federalist pamphleteer, land speculator, and publisher. Nicholson was born in Wales, emigrated to Philadelphia prior to the American Revolution, and engaged in a variety of business enterprises, including button, iron, and glass manufacturing and real estate developments. He later became the partner of Robert Morris in land speculation and development. With Morris he promoted the development of Washington, D.C., and formed the Asylum Company involving hundreds of thousands of acres on the Susquehanna as a haven for French refugees. Choice VF condition for this 230 year old historic document. ������������������������ Est. $2,200-3,000 South Carolina 304 304 SC. Colonial Currency, June 1, 1775, 10 Pounds, SC-99, Issued Banknote. Charles Town (Charleston), South Carolina, June 1, 1775. 10 Pounds, SC- 99, P-Unlisted, Issued Banknote, Black printing with ‘Et Deus Omnipotens’ on emblem at bottom right corner, Uniface note, S/N 23898, PCGS graded Very Fine 25 Apparent with comments “Splits, Tears, and Repairs.” ���������������������������������������������������������� Est. $500-800