September 5-7, 2023 Firearms & Militaria
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 9/6/2023
Lot consists of 2 items related to Josiah Bartlett (1729-1795,) physician, delegate to the Continental Congress, signer of the Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, first Governor of New Hampshire, and Chief Justice in New Hampshire. He was member of New Hampshire Assembly's Committee of Correspondence, and served on all Continental Congress committees in late 1775 to early 1776 as the only New Hampshire delegate. He had served as a Colonel in the Connecticut militia, and was present with Stark at the Battle of Bennington in 1778, though in his medical capacity. After the adoption of the Articles of Confederation he devoted himself to medicine and public service within the state, serving in judicial posts and as Governor. At the state's constitutional convention he urged ratification of the Constitution but turned down appointment as a Senator. With these 2 items related to Bartlett is an unrelated 1813 ticket for a New York lottery to benefit the medical sciences. (A) Pay order to a constable for payment to a Joshua Bartlett, Jnr.. for "work about the meeting house." Dated February 20th, 1769 and signed J. Bartlett and William Sleeper as Selectmen of Kingston. Bartlett had opened his medical practice in Kingston in 1750 and died there in 1795. The signature comes with a JSA letter of authenticity. CONDITION: Excellent. (B) Pair of sun or cataract glasses from the sale of the Josiah Bartlett estate in Kingston by Willis Auctioneers in 1989. Oval green lenses in thin metal frame with adjustable ear pieces. Comes with an attached card from the auctioneer testifying to their origin and purchase, along with a letter from Seaport Autographs testifying to their purchase at that sale and statements by descendants at the time that they came from Josiah Bartlett's personal effects in the house. CONDITION: Excellent. (C) Unrelated lottery ticket, reddish orange text with handwritten number. List of prizes on reverse. Purportedly for the "promotion of medical science." CONDITION: Very good. Name blotted on lower right.