About This Item
Title
Revolutionary War document describing arrest of the perpetrators of a Loyalist plot to spread smallpox & counterfeit currency among the rebellious colonies, signed by Dr. Josiah Bartlett, physician signer of the Declaration of Independence, April 1777
Subject
Smallpox--Inoculation
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
Description
April 19, 1777-dated Revolutionary War period, manuscript document is concerning the arrest and possible conviction of several counterfeiters, In very fine condition, it is boldly signed by, "Josiah Bartlett," "M(escheh) Weare," and "E. Thompson," all being listed as, "Justices of Peace throughout the Land."
Publisher
Digitized by the rights holder
Date
April 19, 1777
Language
English
Type
Manuscripts
Identifier
loyalist_plot
Provenance
Early American Auctions
Temporal Coverage
Eighteenth century
Spatial Coverage
Exeter (N.H.)
Rights Holder
Anonymous. Name available upon request.
Citation
“Revolutionary War document describing arrest of the perpetrators of a Loyalist plot to spread smallpox & counterfeit currency among the rebellious colonies, signed by Dr. Josiah Bartlett, physician signer of the Declaration of Independence, April 1777,” The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library, accessed December 6, 2024, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/8158.