an American patriot, teacher and politician from Massachusetts, and a delegate to the Continental Congress, letter dated Duxbury (Mass), August 1, 1801, detailing the 'Drawing an order on you in favor of Joshua Cushing for Four Hundred and fifty Dollars ..', signed and underscored in black ink, mounted and framed together with an original watercolor oval bust portrait of Mr. Partridge (unsigned) with a lithographed facsimile image of his signature, letter appears glued down with water stains, folds and a small tear / missing element on bottom right, letter sight 7.25x7.5in., overall framed 21.5x11.5in.