Archives International Auctions Sale 60 U.S., Chinese & Worldwide Banknotes, Scripophily, Coins, Historic Ephemera, Security Printing Ephemera, Stamps & Postal History July 7 & 8, 2020

Archives International Auctions - Sale 60 223 July 7-8,2020 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com 1426 1426Robert Thorne 1771 Promissory Note from Haverstraw, NY, Payable in “Lawful money of New York”. New York, 1771. Promissory note for £8 6/- 6P, by Robert Thorne for payment owed with signed witnesses, written in Haverstraw, New York. The village of Haverstraw is one of the first to appear on maps of North America, listed as Haverstroo, which means “oat straw” as an anglicized version of a Dutch word. Strategically located on the Hudson River, the village was home to a number of skirmishes between the British Army and the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Haverstraw was the site of the most grievous treason of the early years of the United States. During the night of September 21–22, 1780, the English emissary, Major John André, was rowed from the sloop-of-war Vulture to a beach below the Long Cove on the southern boundary of Haverstraw. The negotiations to sell the plans to West Point were not completed by dawn, and Benedict Arnold and André traveled to the Belmont House, owned by Thomas Smith and occupied by his brother Joshua Hett Smith, on the grounds of what is now Helen Hayes Hospital in West Haverstraw. André, despite being given a pass signed by Arnold, was captured, tried as a spy, and hanged. Arnold made it safely to New York City, where he was given a commission in the British Army.����������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $150-300 1427 1427Thomas Morrell 1773 Promissory Note from Haverstraw, NY, “New York Money”. New York, 1773. Promissory note for 4 Pounds New York Currency, by Thomas Morrell for payment owed, written in Haverstraw, New York. Thomas Morrell may have served as district elder in 1790. The region around Haverstraw, New York was explored by Henry Hudson in 1609. A land purchase was made in this town in 1666 from local natives and confirmed as a patent in 1671. The region was known as Haverstroo, meaning “oat straw” in Dutch. During the American Revolution, it served as an important lookout for British activities on the Hudson. The town of Haverstraw was formed in 1788 while still part of Orange County, New York. Unique and rare piece of early New York State history prior to the American Revolution. ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $150-300 1428 1428Thomas Ward 1768 Promissory Note from Cortlandt Manor, NY, Payable in “Current Lawful Money of New York” New York, 1768. Promissory note for Five Pounds Eight Shillings Seven Pence, by Thomas Ward for payment owed to Daniel Plains of Cortlandt Manor in the Province of New York with signed witnesses. The term “Cortlandt Manor” derives from the history of Westchester County. Until the Revolutionary War, Westchester County was split into six manors, one of which was van Cortlandt Manor of the van Cortland family. Today Cortlandt Manor is a hamlet located in the Town of Cortlandt in northern Westchester County, New York. Rare and unique document which predates the establishment of the United States. ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $150-300 Pennsylvania 1429 1429Public Sale of Valuable Real Estate 1882 Advertisement Broad Side. Pennsylvania, 1882. Large advertisement broadside, 12 x 16 inches, for the public sale of real estate lots in Somerset County, Pennsylvania to be sold by “public outcry”. Document includes several descriptions of land tracts up for sale which were the property of deceased Peter Meyers, of Summit township. Peter Meyers was a member of the first board of directors of the Pittsburg and Connellsville Railway. Fine condition with a few small circular stains near left margin. ����������������������������������������������������� Est. $50-100 1430 1430Samuel Wallis 1766 Issued Pennsylvania Province Land Deed Pennsylvania, 1766. Document issued to Samuel Wallis by the Pennsylvania Proprietaries Land-Office of the Province of Pennsylvania agent Richard Gott for 300 acres of land “lying on the North side of the East Branch of little Juniata...”, a tributary of the Susquehanna River. Wallis served as a land agent for the Holland Land Co., a group of Dutch capitalists that also advanced large sums of money to Robert Morris, one of the major financiers of the American Revolution. He was also the largest landowner in the area at the time. Piece also includes the signature of Samuel Mifflin, an affluent Philadelphia businessman. Also an ardent patriot, Mifflin commanded three artillery battalions and served on Pennsylvania’s Council of Safety during the Revolutionary War. Rare piece of history featuring fascinating historical figures from Philadelphia’s Revolutionary-era past.������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $200-400