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Revolutionary War General Walter Stewart ALS

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Revolutionary War General Walter Stewart ALS
<B>Revolutionary War General Walter Stewart Autograph Letter Signed</B></I> “<I>Walter Stewart</B></I>”. Two pages, 7” x 8.75”, Philadelphia, March 3, 1792, to John Groves, Richmond, Virginia, with address leaf. Walter Stewart (1756-1796) asks Groves to “<I>purchase me 6000 Acres of Knox's Warrants, provided you can procure them at 6 Dols. p. 100 Acres</B></I>”. Walter Stewart joined the American army very early in the war. In January 1776, he was appointed captain of a Pennsylvania battalion. Stewart distinguished himself and became an aide to General Horatio Gates. In this position he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel. He fought at Brandywine, Germantown and wounded at the battle of Monmouth. He temporarily retired from the army in January, 1783. However, upon the insistence of George Washington, he soon rejoined the army and became Inspector General of the Northern Department. In 1783, Stewart was breveted a brigadier general and then left the army for a second time. He retired to Philadelphia and became a civic leader and a major general in the Pennsylvania militia. The letter has faded somewhat and the paper has toned. It displays the usual fold creases with some splits in those creases, else it is in good condition. <BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Flat Material, Small (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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