2022-01 Raynors HCA Auction
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SCOTT, John Morin Scott (1730-1784). Brigadier general during the American Revolution, delegate to Continental Congress. Scott was a founding member of the Sons of Liberty and in 1775, he was a member of the New York General Committee. During the Revolutionary War, John Scott was a member of the New York Provincial Congress (from 1775 to 1777), while also serving as a brigadier general under George Washington in the New York and New Jersey campaign. He was the last of Washington's generals to argue against surrendering Manhattan to the British-possibly due to his large landholdings there, including what is now Times Square and New York City's Theater District. Signature cut from the conclusion of a letter. 3 ½" x 2". "Jno. Morin Scott". Tipped onto another sheet of paper. Fine.
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