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ANDREW ELLICOTT D.S.

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ANDREW ELLICOTT D.S.
<b>12. ANDREW ELLICOTT </b>(1754 - 1820) American surveyor whose surveys included the boundary between the U.S. and the Spanish Territories in Florida, surveyed the site of the Capitol, and was employed by Jefferson to brief Lewis and Clark prior to their exploration of the West. It was Ellicott who taught Lewis the use of the sextant and octant. Very rare D.S. "<i>And'w Ellicott</i>", 1p legal folio, Lancaster, June 5, 1807, his certification that the a copy of a survey of a tract of land in Northampton Co. is a true copy of one recorded in the county's land office. American Book Prices Current show but two examples of Ellicott being sold in the past 25 years! Very good.<b>$1,500-2,000</b>