General Henry Dearborn AUTOGRAPHED STOCK CERTIFICATE Signed C1821 Boston L3
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Fresh out of an early Maine estate collection.
Henry Dearborn (February 23, 1751 – June 6, 1829) was an American soldier and statesman. *In the Revolutionary War*, he served under Benedict Arnold.
Scarce stock in the Republican Institution signed, in hand, by Henry Dearborn. For one share to Gilman Collarmore. The republican Institution was founded in 1819 "as a body politic and corporate forever, for the purpose of procuring a building, and keeping it i...n repair, with suitable apartments for a reading room, library, and the meeting of the said society, in the town of Boston, Massachusetts." Its intent was to provide a forum for political education and discussion of best means of promoting national welfare. Measures approximately 10" x 8 1/4". Affixed at left is the large corporate seal which indicated that the corporation was incorporated in 1819. Attached to and extending below the paper seal is a blue ribbon. In great original condition. A rare piece of early Americana.
Henry Dearborn (February 23, 1751 – June 6, 1829) was an American soldier and statesman. In the Revolutionary War, he served under Benedict Arnold in the expedition to Quebec, of which his journal provides an important record. After being captured and exchanged, he served in George Washington’s Continental Army, 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 and the city of Dearborn, Michigan were named in his honor.
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Henry Dearborn (February 23, 1751 – June 6, 1829) was an American soldier and statesman. *In the Revolutionary War*, he served under Benedict Arnold.
Scarce stock in the Republican Institution signed, in hand, by Henry Dearborn. For one share to Gilman Collarmore. The republican Institution was founded in 1819 "as a body politic and corporate forever, for the purpose of procuring a building, and keeping it i...n repair, with suitable apartments for a reading room, library, and the meeting of the said society, in the town of Boston, Massachusetts." Its intent was to provide a forum for political education and discussion of best means of promoting national welfare. Measures approximately 10" x 8 1/4". Affixed at left is the large corporate seal which indicated that the corporation was incorporated in 1819. Attached to and extending below the paper seal is a blue ribbon. In great original condition. A rare piece of early Americana.
Henry Dearborn (February 23, 1751 – June 6, 1829) was an American soldier and statesman. In the Revolutionary War, he served under Benedict Arnold in the expedition to Quebec, of which his journal provides an important record. After being captured and exchanged, he served in George Washington’s Continental Army, 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 and the city of Dearborn, Michigan were named in his honor.
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