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ISAAC FRANKS D.S.

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ISAAC FRANKS D.S.
<b>14. ISAAC FRANKS </b>(d. 1822) Jewish-born Continental soldier, captured in Long Island and then escaped British custody in a leaky rowboat. Later served as Foragemaster at West Point. His home in Germantown served as Washington's residence during the yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia in 1793. Scarce manuscript D.S. signed three times (once as Justice of the Peace), 1p. large oblong folio on vellum, Philadelphia, Jan. 24, 1796, an indenture for sixty-three acres of land in Bristol Township. Usual folds, very light soiling, otherwise very good. Simply framed. <b>$300-500</b>