1790\'s Estate of ONESIPHORUS TILESTON, Faneuil Hall, BOSTON TEA PARTY J. Belknap
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1790\'s Estate of ONESIPHORUS TILESTON, Faneuil Hall, BOSTON TEA PARTY J. Belknap:
$25.00
Offered here is a 3pp. MD(unsigned), 7 1/2\" x 12\" (folded sheet), undated (but circa mid- 1790\'s), wherein \"The Administration of the Estate of Onesiporus Tileston was more than 20 years ago granted to his son Thomas An Inventory was made but no Account of Administration was settled. The Administrators of Thomas Tileston\'s Estate will Raise an Administration Account for their intestate which will be headed in this manner--- ...,\" with a docket on p.4 \"Copy of Judge Sullivan\'s Advise to Doct. Jer,y Belknap.\" Folds (very small edge breaks), light toning, otherwise very good. This document has some historical significance: ONESIPHORUS TILESTON (1710-1771) lived in Dorchester, Massachusetts. He married Judith Pierce in 1733, and the couple had eight children-- including son Thomas (b. 1735). Tileston was a housewright by trade, being one of the tradesmen who worked on the repair of Faneuil Hall in Boston in 1747. This job proved to be very frustrating, for Tileston was still seeking to be paid for his services in 1765 (he was still owed some 1300 pounds). He was also a member of the state\'s militia, being an ensign of Artillery Company (1759), a lieutenant (1760), and a captain (1762). THOMAS TILESTON was also a carpenter, and on the night of November 30, 1773 he was one of the guards over the ships in Boston Harbor. The patriot Samuel Adams had held a massive meeting on November 29, 1773, originally to be held at Faneuil Hall, but when so many citizens showed up, the meeting was moved to Old South Meeting House. The topic under discussion involved the ship DARTMOUTH\'s load of tea and what was to become of it-- a prelude to the famous Boston Tea Party. JEREMY BELKNAP (1744-1798) was an American clergyman and historian-- and the author of the History of New Hampshire (3 volumes, published between 1784 and 1792), the first modern history written by an American. PLEASE NOTE: any item not receiving an opening offer in the first four days of the sale will be ended for lack of interest.
1790\'s Estate of ONESIPHORUS TILESTON, Faneuil Hall, BOSTON TEA PARTY J. Belknap:
$25.00