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HENRY LAURENS A.L.S.

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HENRY LAURENS A.L.S.
<b>24. HENRY LAURENS</b> (1724 - 1792) American Revolutionary statesman and first President of the Continental Congress, captured by the British while attempting negotiations with the Dutch and later exchanged for Gen. Cornwallis. Scarce A.L.S. "<i>Henry Laurens</i>", 1p. 4to., Charleston, May 4, 1791 to noted Philadelphia carriage-maker Alexander Penman. Laurens asks Penman to construct a carriage for the use of John Ball, specifying that the carriage be of similar design to the one Penman had constructed for William Alston. He also asks that it be equipped with harnesses for four horses and be capable of carrying nine persons, going on in greater detail as to the carriage's construction and the timetable for its delivery. Scattered small stains and soiling, overall very good.<b>$700-900</b>