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Legendary Hero NH General JONATHAN MOULTON, 1782 Manuscript Document Signed

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Legendary Hero NH General JONATHAN MOULTON, 1782 Manuscript Document Signed
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Legendary Hero New Hampshire General Jonathan Moulton
JONATHAN MOULTON (July 21, 1726 - September 18, 1787). Famous Colonial American Militia General, Legendary Indian Fighter, French & Indian War Hero, Revolutionary War Colonel of the 3rd New Hampshire Regiment of Militia.
March 27, 1782-Dated Revolutionary War Period, Manuscript Document Signed, “Jon.(athan) Mounton,” being a Land Transfer, at Hampton, New Hampshire, Fine. This is the original document where Jonathan Moulton has sold a piece of his land to Christoper Smith of Northampton for the amount of Forty Pounds. It is nicely signed at bottom by; Jonathan Moulton, Benjamin Smith and W.P. Moulton and also Signed on back by Joseph Dow. This Document measures 8” x 13” has some expected folds, edge tears and splits along the vertical upper folds that are reinforced with some archival style tape on the blank reverse side, and is otherwise overall in quite good readable condition. A very Rare signature that is near impossible to locate.
General Jonathan Moulton (July 21, 1726 - September 18, 1787) was to play an important role in the early history of New Hampshire and many tales of his adventures would become the stuff of legend.

Jonathan Moulton was born in the town of Hampton, New Hampshire. He spent much of his childhood as an apprentice to a cabinetmaker. In 1745, he left the cabinetmaker trade and was appointed as a captain of a ranger company in the New Hampshire Militia. In the same year, he was with the New England army under the command of William Pepperrell that took Fortress Louisbourg from the French. For the rest of King George's War, Moulton fought against the Ossipee Indians that were allied to the French around Lake Winnipesaukee until they were killed or driven to Canada. During one winter scout from Dover, New Hampshire, Capt. Moulton and his men ambushed six Ossipee warriors on the ice of Lake Winnipesaukee. Five of the warriors were killed in the first volley and the sixth ran away, followed closely by Moulton's massive black dog that attacked and killed the fleeing warrior. The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle ended the war in 1748. It would be only six years until the next war between England and France.

During the events that led up to the American Revolution, Jonathan Moulton was elected as moderator of the Hampton town meetings, chosen as a member of the Committee of Safety, appointed as a delegate to the patriot assembly at Exeter, New Hampshire and commissioned as the Colonel of the 3rd New Hampshire Regiment of Militia.