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Leather Button Taken From Dead British Officer At Battle Bunker Hill - 1881 LOA




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Reference Number: Avaluer:16441345Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
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AMERICAN REVOLUTION - BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL.  On June 17, 1775, early in the Revolutionary War, the British defeated the Americans at the Battle of Bunker Hill in Massachusetts; however, despite their loss, the inexperienced colonial forces inflicted significant casualties against the enemy and the battle provided them with an important confidence boost during the Siege of Boston.
RARE AND ORIGINAL REVOLUTIONARY WAR LEATHER BUTTON TAKEN FROM A DEAD BRITISH OFFICER KILLED AT THE... BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL IN MASSACHUSETTS ON JUNE 17, 1775, THE FIRST GREAT BATTLE OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
ACCOMPANIED WITH A COPY OF A NOTE OF PROVENANCE FROM 1881
Rare and original Revolutionary War woven leather button, measuring 0.75” in diameter, taken from a dead British officer killed at the Battle of Bunker Hill, the first great battle of the American Revolution.  The button is accompanied with a copy of a note of provenance from 1881: “These buttons were cut from a British officer’s vest. Shot at Battle of Bunkers Hill June17th, 1775. Presented to C.F. Teed by Henry Baker Ex Sheriff of Chemung Cou, Chemung, N.Y.  Apr. 25, 1881.”



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