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Lot 276: 1799 New York City Treasurer’s Bond

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Militaria Start Price:720.00 USD Estimated At:1,200.00 - 1,500.00 USD
Lot  276: 1799 New York City Treasurer’s Bond
<b>Colonial America</b><hr><b>1799 New York City Treasurer’s Bond</b>

<b>1799 Document, a Bond for the Office of Treasurer of New York, Choice Very Fine.</b>
2+ pages, on fine, laid paper, 11.75” x 7.25.”. Then, as now, people in positions that dealt with money were required to post surety bonds. This handwritten document bonds Alexander Robertson and Jonathan Broome in the amount of 5,000 Pounds “current Money of the State of New York” to Daniel Phanix, the nominated and appointed Treasurer of New York City. Beautifully written in a tight hand and signed on the top of the third page by Phanix, Robertson and Broome, each with a small diamond-shaped wax and paper seal to the right of the signatures. Normal, light age toning, some archival repairs along fold splits. An important, historical document and certainly unique.