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Von Steuben, Baron Friedrich

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:1,500.00 USD Estimated At:3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD
Von Steuben, Baron Friedrich
<Our item number 140892><B>Von Steuben, Baron Friedrich.</B> &#40;1730-1794&#41; American Revolutionary general from Prussia who trained the Continental Army. Autograph Letter Signed, &#34;Steuben&#34; in brown ink on watermarked, fine-laid paper, written entirely in French, May 29, 1790, &#34;Nouvelle York&#34;, two pages on integral sheet, folded to 9 x 7¼ in., Very Choice Extremely Fine. <BR>A lengthy letter to Monsieur Le Comte regarding Steuben&#39;s financial difficulties, which were remedied in part when Congress, as a token of gratitude for his service during the Revolutionary War, granted him a parcel of land &#40;&#34;ma terre de Steuben&#34;&#41; and a stipend of &#36;2,500. Elsewhere he mentions &#34;la nouvelle Constitution en France&#34; and the Marquise de Brehan. While von Steuben is most commonly encountered in documents &#40;and in many cases, with a &#34;cancelled&#34; signature&#41;, letters in his hand are quite elusive. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;3,000 - 5,000. <BR><BR>Our item numb er 140892<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/49jpegs/140892.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>