2024-01 Raynors Americana Auction
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(STEPHEN DECATUR, SR.) (1752-1808). American Merchant Ship Captain before the Revolutionary War, American Naval Captain in the Revolutionary War, and later commissioned as a U.S. Navy Captain in the Quasi-War with France, Commanded the USS Delaware and sailed in the First American Navy fleet to cross the Atlantic, along with his son Stephen Decatur Jr. November 11, 1808-Dated Federal Period, Manuscript Document, 8-Pages, Extensive Listing titled, "Copy of an Inventory of Goods & Chattels, the Personal Estate of Stephen Decatur, dec'd," with a fully listed and appraised total value of $9,100.39, Choice Extremely Fine. This undated, Handwritten Manuscript Document is Headed at the top of its front page: "Copy of an Inventory of Goods & Chattels, the Personal Estate of Stephen Decatur, dec'd." This being an official period Contemporary Copy of the Inventory of the personal estate of Stephen Decatur. It is a listed appraisal measuring 7" wide x 12.5" tall, with 8 pages (2 blank). The Docket on its blank final page verso reads, in full: "N 1 - Copy of Appraisement of the Personal Estate of S Decatur deceased." Written on high quality laid period paper, lightly folded, very well written to be easily readable and extremely clean in its appearance and presentation. There are a few trivial small splits at folds, overall extremely well written in crisp brown on fresh clean period laid paper. Excellent for display. A very collectible historic United States Navy item that is exceedingly rare.
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1808 the Personal Estate of Stephen Decatur, Sr. Deceased, Appaisal Inventory

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Auction closed on Sunday, January 21, 2024.
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