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COLONIAL AMERICA

LOT #189

 RHODE ISLAND GOVERNOR WANTON

"ALARM AND GATHER TOGETHER THE REGIMENT… RESIST, EXPULSE, EXPEL, KILL AND DESTROY THEM”  

GIDEON WANTON (1693–1767): Colonial Governor of Rhode Island during the periods 1745–1746 and 1747–1748. Manuscript Document Signed “Gidn. Wanton,” one page, dated May 15, 1747.

A document commissioning Samuel Bailey of Little Compton to the office of “Cornet of the Troop of the Horse”, and obliging him
“in the Case of any Invasion or Assault of a common Enemy to Infest and Disturb these his Majesty’s Plantations” to “Alarm and Gather together the Regiment under your Command…with your utmost Skill and Ability, you are to resist, expulse, expel, kill and destroy them….”

Large seal is affixed to the left. 12˝” x 7˝”; Light edge wear, fold separations with a few small holes at crease, minor splotch of dampstaining near top center affecting a few words, else Very Good.                             $900 - up


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Terms of Sale
  1. All items are unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic. If an item is found not to be authentic, the full sale price will be refunded.
  2. A 15% BUYERS PREMIUM WILL BE ADDED TO THE FINAL HAMMER PRICE.
  3. All accounts are payable in full upon receipt of invoice unless other arrangements have been made prior to the sale. Any special credit terms should be made as early as possible. Title does not pass until full payment has been received.
  4. No "Buy" or unlimited bids will be accepted.
  5. We reserve the right to reject any bid we feel is not made in good faith.
  6. In the case of tie bids on the book, the earliest received shall take precedence.
  7. This is not an approval sale. Lots may not be returned except for reasons of authenticity or a material error in the catalog description.
  8. Please bid in U.S. dollars and only in whole dollar amounts. Fractions of a dollar will be rounded down to the nearest dollar.
  9. Some lots may be subject to a reserve.
  10. Shipping charges will be added to all invoices.
  11. The placing of a bid shall constitute the bidders acceptance of these terms of sale.

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NEW HAMPSHIRE AUCTION LICENSE #4002
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