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Important Historic Americana | October 17, 2024

Thu, Oct 17, 2024 10:00AM EDT
Lot 1177

Oath of Allegiance Broadside, New Hampshire

Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

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late 18th century, Oath of allegiance to the United States of America and the State of New Hampshire and also denouncing obedience to King George III, taken by John Eastman, Aaron Young, Joseph Tilton, Benjamin [indecipherable surname], and Nathaniel Garland, 12 x 8 in.

Provenance: Private New England Collection

Note: A similar example, although lacking signatures, sold at Sotheby's, New York, May 20, 2011 lot 967 for $3,400.

Another with numerous signatures can be found here:

https://www.nhhistory.org/object/274167/oath-of-allegiance-to-the-united-states-of-america-1781-december-29

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Private New England Collection

visible wear, reinforced folds, staining, pasted down on later paper, removed from frame to examine