Autograph letter signed : Savannah, to Mordecai Sheftall, 1778 Oct. 2.

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Autograph letter signed : Savannah, to Mordecai Sheftall, 1778 Oct. 2.

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Concerning the serving of rum to the troops.

1 item (1 p.) ; (8vo)

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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Elbert, Samuel, 1740-1788.

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Revolutionary soldier and merchant. From the description of Autograph letter signed : "Herbert's 10 miles above Briar Creek - lower-Bridge", to General Lincoln, 1779 Feb. 26. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270743300 Samuel Elbert (1740-1788) was born in Prince William Parish, South Carolina. During the American Revolution he joined the Sons of Liberty. A member of the first Georgia Council of Safety (1775), he entered the Continental service as a lieutenant-colonel in 1776. ...

Sheftall, Mordecai, 1735-1797

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Mordecai Sheftall (1735-1797) was born in Savannah, a son of Benjamin and Elizabeth Sheftall who emigrated to Georgia in 1733. He served as magistrate of Chatham County and as Deputy Commissioner of Issues for the Continental troops in Georgia. He and his son, Sheftall Sheftall, were taken prisoner in 1779, but exchanged and released in 1780. From the description of Mordecai Sheftall papers, 1780-1796 (Georgia Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 76945104 Mordecai Shefta...