AMER WINTER 2018
The live portion of this session begins on Thursday, February 8, 2018.
RARE 1812 DATED NEW JERSEY STATE MILITARY APPOINTMENT TO LT. COLONEL JOHN PINE DECATUR, BROTHER OF COMMODORE STEPHEN DECATUR.Archivally mounted, measuring 15-1/2" x 11-3/4" fancy calligraphy document dated December 4, 1812 and signed by Aaron Ogden, Governor of New Jersey. John Pine Decatur (1786-1832). After the War of 1812, John stayed in the US military with the rank of Captain and worked as a sutler on the Western frontier until his death in 1832. Commodore Decatur had no children and all of his personal artifacts disseminated through his brother's estate. SIZE: PROVENANCE: A most historical and important collection from the estate of Maria Decatur Mayo Deyo (Lila) Garnett of Kittery Point, Maine. CONDITION: Document overall is fair to good with repaired cracks at folds, some reductions. Wax seal is only about 30-40% intact, archivally mounted. 52714-195 JGS (500-1,000)