Letter signed by James de Lancey, to Hans Hanson & John Cuyler regarding purchase of supplies

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Sale 403: Americana with Manuscript Material; Travel & Exploration; Maps; Photographs (#403) 05/14/2009 1:00 PM PDT Closed
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Lot #29Letter signed by James de Lancey, to Hans Hanson & John Cuyler regarding purchase of supplies

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Lot closed - Sold For (Includes Buyers Premium):$187.50

Estimate: $250 - $350

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Sale 403: Americana with Manuscript Material; Travel & Exploration; Maps; Photographs (#403) 05/14/2009 1:00 PM PDT Closed
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Heading:

AAA(French & Indian War)

Title:

Letter signed by James de Lancey, to Hans Hanson & John Cuyler regarding purchase of supplies

Author:

De Lancey, James

Place Published:

New York

Date Published:

Aug. 17, 1755

Description:

11 lines, in ink, on single sheet 11¾x8.

James De Lancey, Lt. Governor of New York, writes to Hans Hansen (Mayor of Albany?) and John Cuyler (apparently a trader and soldier), "If Colonel Joseph Blanchard of the New Hampshire Regiment should apply to you to purchase any of the Provisions in your hands, you may and are to deliver them to him upon his paying you for the same the market Price..." Perhaps a retained copy. Provenance: A West Coast institution.

Condition:

A little rough around the edges, two small stains, very good.

Item#:

202666

Headline:

Letter signed by James de Lancey
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