1776 PROVINCIAL CONGRESS Signed Document / Boston Tea Party, Battle Bunker Hill

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1776 PROVINCIAL CONGRESS Signed Document / Boston Tea Party, Battle Bunker Hill:
$750.00

- 1776 WATERTOWN, Massachusetts REV WAR Document -- SEAT of the Massachusetts PROVINCIAL CONGRESS -- SIGNED by EARLY American FINANCIER James Swan -- Participated in the Boston Tea Party + Battle of Bunker Hill -

SUPERB Revolutionary War fiscal document dated April 20th 1776, about a month after the British evacuated Boston for New York following the “Boston Siege”. Document is SIGNED by the colonial American FINANCIER and PATRIOT James Swan, while serving as a Deputy to the Massachusetts Bay’s TREASURER and RECEIVER GENERAL Henry Gardner. Swan was a participant in the Sons of Liberty, the Boston Tea Party, and the Battle of Bunker Hill. His signed material has always been very scarce and typically of post war date, usually from France where he spent his later years.

Document was signed at WATERTOWN, Massachusetts – the seat of the Massachusetts Provincial Congress, the sole governing body of the Massachusetts Bay. The Provincial Congress moved to Watertown in April of 1775, following the Battle of Lexington and Concord, and for 18 months served as the provisional Capital of Massachusetts. Documents originating from Watertown during the Boston Siege, and its immediate aftermath, are extremely scarce.

Document reads in FULL, “Rec’d (Received) of Amos Singletary one hundred and ninety four pounds 6/2 (pence / shillings) , being a balance in his hands, after purchasing Blankets on Acco’t (Account) of the Colony; & which is paid per order of the General Court, dated 17’ Ins (Instant ??) / For the Rec Genl (Receiver General) / James Swan Dy (Deputy)”.

JAMES SWAN (1754 – 1830) was a member of the “Sons of Liberty” and one of the “Indians” who participated in the Boston Tea Party. He rose to the rank of Colonel during the Revolutionary War. Swan was wounded TWICE at the “Battle of Bunker Hill” (June 17th 1775), where he served as an aide-de-camp to General Joseph Warren. He was appointed Secretary to the Massachusetts Board of War and used his own money to support the Continental Army. Following the American Revolution, Swan was an important FINANCIER. He assumed the entire United States French debt and then resold it at a profit on domestic U.S. markets, allowing the United States to place itself on a sound financial footing. He died in debtors’ prison in Paris.

AMOS SINGLETARY was born in Sutton, Massachusetts in 1721, the first male child born in the town. He operated a gristmill and served as a “justice of the peace”. Singletary represented Sutton in the Provincial Congress during the American Revolution. Later, he served as a Massachusetts State Senator and Representative. Singletary was also a delegate to the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention, where he strongly opposed ratification of the U. S. Constitution. CONDITION: document measures about 4 ¾ x 8 1/8 inches in size and is in fine condition with dark writing and a bold signature. There is some light overall toning and three vertical folds. There are three separate fold splits along the very bottom, ranging in size from a ½ inch to one inch in length (see scans). James Swan’s signature / autograph is guaranteed authentic. FREE shipping, postage & INSURANCE. Please email your questions.