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Auction: 317 - The Collector's Series
Lot: 1024

Vermont; New York; Tryon, William. British soldier and colonial administrator, Tryon was Governor of the Province of North Carolina (1765-1771), and of the province of New York (1771-1780). Letters Patent Signed as Governor of New York "Wm Tryon". One page, 19 x 12" (to tie fold), on vellum, NY May 26, 1772. "George The Third, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain…" grants Michael Wells, a disbanded soldier who "Served in North America during the late War" in the 48th Regiment of Foot, 50 acres "in the County of Charlotte within our Province of New York; and on the East side of a Lake lying to the Westward of the Township of Socialborough". Royal Seal impression tied pendent at the middle of the bottom fold. Tryon's signature flanks the tie. New York Secretary's Office notation and signature on one segment fold of verso, New York Auditor General Office notation and signature on another. Two small corner folds, otherwise a bold, Fine document.

Estimate
$800 to $1,200