Beschreibung:

first is a military document, approx. 3" x 6.5", to the treasurer of Connecticut, Wethersfield, (CT), 22 Nov. 1781. Please to give from your office the dispensation(?) notes of John Swaddle a soldier in my Regiment. and signed by Samuel B. Webb, Connect. Reg. Webb was involved early in life in events preceding the Revolution. He went to Boston with a company of light cavalry upon hearing about the battle of Lexington. He was subsequently wounded at Bunker Hill, and appointed aide to General Israel Putnam. He did return to the field to fight at White Plains, Trenton and Princeton. He was later appointed private secretary and aide-de-camp to Washington, and after Washington's election as President, Webb was selected to hold the Bible upon which Washington was sworn in. Second item is a note to Governor Eustis of Connecticut signed by John Brooks 1p, Medford (MA), 26 Sept. 1823. The horse is sent, & when you have done with him return him as may be convenient. I value him at $200. John Brooks was born in 1752. He established a career in medicine before the War. He led the Reading Minutemen in the Battle of Concord and at Bunker Hill. He later participated in battles at White Plains, Valley Forge, and Long Island. After the Revolution, he returned to the practice of medicine, and was appointed Maj. General in the Middlesex Militia. In that capacity he was called on to suppress Shays' Rebellion. He was elected governor in 1816, and served in that office until 1823, the last Federalist elected to a major office. During his time as governor, Maine became a separate state. He declined to run again and died two years later. Condition: First has minor toning, some foxing. Second very minor toning, expected folds.