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JOHN BEATTY A.D.S.

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JOHN BEATTY A.D.S.
<b>9. JOHN BEATTY </b>(1749-1826) Physician and student of Benjamin Rush. Taken prisoner at Ft. Washington in 1776. Exchanged in 1778, he became Commissary General for Prisoners. Good content A.D.S. 2pp. oblong folio, "<i>Head Quarters of the Army</i>", July 1, 1779, an abstract of monies disbursed by Beatty from July 1, 1778 to July 1, 1779 to Joshua Mersereau, Deputy Commissary General of Prisoners for Massachusetts totaling over 8,000 pounds. Most of the entries are fairly routine but one entry strikes us as somewhat curious: "<i>...July 1 to May 1 to Contingencies as pr. bill Exclusive Attending the French Prisoners...</i>" On the verso Beatty attests to the account's accuracy and requests that his deputy be paid"<i>...the balance due...</i>". Partial vertical fold split, one margin bears some chipping, otherwise very good.<b> $500-700</b>