2051
Pennsylvania Revolutionary ANS: Tench Tilghman
Estimate:
$400 - $600
Sold
$1,800
Live Auction
November 5th, 2021 Gallery Auction l Americana Historical Documents, Memorabilia, & Weapons
Category
Description
Tench Tilghman (1744-1786, Aide de Camp and secretary to George Washington) autograph note, signed, docketed June 19, 1777 and "John Pool" (Possibly a Private from SC, b. 1758); comprising three lines on a slip of paper, 3 1/2 X 6 5/8 in., "If the Telescope, which was to have been left at your House for the General, is come, please to send it per Bearer."
Condition
Old folds, light toning
Provenance
From the estate of a Maryland collector. Purchased from Walter R. Benjamin Autographs, October, 1962.
