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RITTENHOUSE, DAVID

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RITTENHOUSE, DAVID
<b>525. DAVID RITTENHOUSE</b> (1732-1796) American astronomer and instrument maker and later director of the U.S. Mint. War-date partly-printed D.S. as Vice President of the Philadelphia Committee of Safety, 1p. oblong 4to., "<i>In Council of Safety Philad.</i>" Dec. 3, 1776, appointing John Lee as a Captain in <i>"...Colonel Potters' Battalion of Militia in the County of Northumberland...</i>". Vertical folds partially separated, one of which affects signature, margins bear minor chips, good condition.<b>$300-400</b>