Historic Revolutionary War Henry Dearborn Clipped Signature
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Scarce Henry Dearborn signature. Purchased in the 80s for $100. Small engraving of Dearborn with signature. No reserve.
Henry Dearborn (February 23, 1751 – June 6, 1829) was an American soldier and statesman. At age twenty-three, he organized and led a local militia troop of sixty men to the Boston area, where he fought on June 17, 1775, at the Battle of Bunker Hill as a captain in Colonel John Stark's 1st New Hampshire Regiment. He served under Benedict Arnold in the ex...pedition to Quebec, of which his journal provides an important record. Dearborn was captured on December 31, 1775, during the Battle of Quebec, and detained for a year. He was released on parole in May 1776, but he was not exchanged until March 1777.After being captured and exchanged, he served in George Washington's Continental Army, he took part in the Saratoga campaign against Burgoyne at Freeman's Farm, at the Battle of Monmouth in 1778, with Sullivan against the Iroquois in 1779, and was present at the British surrender at Yorktown. Dearborn served on General Washington's staff in Virginia. He was US Secretary of War, serving under President Thomas Jefferson from 1801 to 1809, and served as a commanding general in the War of 1812. In later life his criticism of General Israel Putnam's performance at the Battle of Bunker Hill caused a major controversy. Fort Dearborn in Illinois and the city of Dearborn, Michigan, were named in his honor.
Henry Dearborn (February 23, 1751 – June 6, 1829) was an American soldier and statesman. At age twenty-three, he organized and led a local militia troop of sixty men to the Boston area, where he fought on June 17, 1775, at the Battle of Bunker Hill as a captain in Colonel John Stark's 1st New Hampshire Regiment. He served under Benedict Arnold in the ex...pedition to Quebec, of which his journal provides an important record. Dearborn was captured on December 31, 1775, during the Battle of Quebec, and detained for a year. He was released on parole in May 1776, but he was not exchanged until March 1777.After being captured and exchanged, he served in George Washington's Continental Army, he took part in the Saratoga campaign against Burgoyne at Freeman's Farm, at the Battle of Monmouth in 1778, with Sullivan against the Iroquois in 1779, and was present at the British surrender at Yorktown. Dearborn served on General Washington's staff in Virginia. He was US Secretary of War, serving under President Thomas Jefferson from 1801 to 1809, and served as a commanding general in the War of 1812. In later life his criticism of General Israel Putnam's performance at the Battle of Bunker Hill caused a major controversy. Fort Dearborn in Illinois and the city of Dearborn, Michigan, were named in his honor.
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