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Thomas Nelson 1784 ALS

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:2,500.00 USD Estimated At:5,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD
Thomas Nelson 1784 ALS
<Our item number 141072><B>Nelson, Thomas.</B> &#40;1738-89&#41; A member of the Continental Congress where he offered the Virginia resolution calling for independence and was a Signer of the Declaration of Independence. He was appointed commander-in-chief of the Virginia forces and raised a company which he led to Philadelphia. In 1781 he was elected Governor of Virginia and joined Washington at the siege of Yorktown. Autograph letter signed &#40;&#34;Thos Nelson Jr&#34;&#41;, 1¼pp, 8 x 6 in., Williamsburg, Virginia, 31 Dec. 1784. To an unidentified correspondent whom Nelson refers to as &#34;your Excellency,&#34; introducing &#34;my intimate friend Capt. Singleton…Hearing that collectors are appointed to different districts, he intends to offer his services for the upper District of James River; and as I know, you wish…to reward singular-merit, I the more cheerfully comply with Capt. Singletons desire. His behavior as an officer during the War gain&#39;d him the esteem of the Army, and his conduct as a citizen, since that period has deservedly made every man, who knows him his friend….&#34; Since Nelson is seeking a political favor regarding a minor civil servant&#39;s position in Virginia, he is probably writing to Governor Patrick Henry. Very good; the letter is somewhat faded and the signature more so but legible. Letter is inlaid into a small border. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;5,000 - 6,000. <BR><BR>Our item number 141072<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/49jpegs/141072.jpg"> <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/49jpegs/141072N2.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>