Auction Date:2010 Jun 16 @ 10:00 (UTC-5 : EST/CDT)
Location:5 Rt 101A Suite 5, Amherst, New Hampshire, 03031, United States
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
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Manuscript DS, signed “Go: Washington,” one page, 8 x 12, December 1783. Document certifying that John Sharp served with “Major Ottendorf’s independent Corps until May 1778, when he was transferred to the Legion commanded by Brig. General Armand and in January 1778 he was promoted to the rank of Captain in that Corps. From the testimony of the General under whom he immediately served, it appears that Captain Sharp has behaved himself with great bravery and propriety before the Enemy and on every other occasion has conducted himself as an active and good officer.” Double matted and framed with an engraved portrait of Washington and a name plaque, to an overall size of 29.25 x 22.5. In good condition, the document has been backed, with intersecting folds, repaired total separations along horizontal folds, scattered paper loss along folds and right edge, toning and soiling, and a few heavier stains, and light mirroring of wax seal at bottom. The signature is strong and the document retains a nearly intact red wax seal of Washington’s crest of stars and bars.
This document spotlights the cooperation between French and American forces during the Revolutionary War. The units with which Sharp served were led by French “soldiers of fortune” who joined the rebellion before a formal Franco-American alliance was forged. The units were present at such historic fronts as Brandywine, Valley Force, and Yorktown, earning the respect of Washington. Armand, the general referenced here, was a Frenchman who planned to return to his homeland around this time and requested a testimonial from Washington. He obliged, and prepared this similar endorsement for Sharp, who likely had plans to join his former commanding officer in France.
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