Washington, George: Related Pieces, Three Documents Signed Robert Livingston, Hodijah Baylies, Jedidiah Huntington & Oration at Death. Collection of 4 pieces all relating to George Washington. 1.) Robert R. Livingston, Founding Father and part of the Committee of Five that drafted the Declaration of Independence. Livingston also administered the oath of office to Washington and later as Minister to France negotiated the Louisiana Purchase. Livingston has signed as witness to a document by Elizabeth Gouverneur naming Richard Varick (Mayor of New York) as her counsel in divorce dated April, 1787. Two pp. 8 x 6½". Scattered damp staining but text very legible as is Livingston's elegant signature. 2.) Signed promissory notes by Hodijah Baylies, one of Washington's (scarce) aide-de-camps dated Sept. 14, 1786. Also signing is Gen. Benjamin Lincoln and his son. Fine condition, very legible even with customary pen cancellation. Single page recto verso, 8 x 6¼" with two thin strips on verso to hold in check the fragile fold lines. 3.) 1781 pay order signed by celebrated Revolutionary War General, Jedidiah Huntington and later one of the original organizers of The Order of Cincinnati, 4 x 6" and in superior condition. 4.) Published oration delivered at Wethersfield, February 22, 1800 On The Death of General George Washington (died December 14, 1799), by Ebenezer Grant Marsh and printed by Hudson and Goodwin, Hartford, 1800. 16 pp. 9 x 5¾" Overall very fined condition with only a light damp stain in top quarter of pamphlet.
Estimated Value $800-UP.