Auction Date:2012 Apr 18 @ 18:00 (UTC-5 : EST/CDT)
Location:5 Rt 101A Suite 5, Amherst, New Hampshire, 03031, United States
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
Revolutionary War-dated ALS signed “Th: Jefferson,” one page, 7.5 x 5.5, August 14, 1780. In full: “Your regiment having now received their pay & equipments for marching are put under General Muhlenberg’s direction by an order of this day: so that they will be considered as in continental service from this time. From him therefore you will be pleased to receive your future orders.” Double suede matted and framed with a color portrait of Jefferson to an overall size of 17.25 x 25.5. In good condition, with letter affixed to an identical sized sheet, repaired intersecting folds, moderate to heavy toning and soiling, a bit darker under signature, a few small areas of paper loss and scattered creases.
In August of 1780, Jefferson was in an unenviable position as the governor of Virginia. The British had completely overrun Georgia and South Carolina and were making their way north. The Viriginia Line had been sent to defend the deep south and sustained a crushing defeat at the Seige of Charlestown in mid-May and was further decimated at the Battle of Waxhaws at the end of the month. This left the defense of the Old Dominion to whatever local militias could be mustered. In this letter, Jefferson assigns a regiment to the command of General Peter "Devil Pete" Muhlenberg, who had seen significant action in the battles of Brandywine, Monmouth, and Germantown. When this letter was written in 1780, Muhlenberg was commanding the Virginia militia units. In September, the British would defeat Gates at Camden and a month later stage a full-scale invasion of Virginia with Muhlenberg and his troops providing the only defense. Jefferson letters from this time period are seldom encountered. Oversized.
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