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Wentworth Cheswill Document: Rockingham, New Hampshire, 1811. Cheswill was a bi-racial citizen of N.H. and considered to be the first African-American to hold public office. He was a contemporary of Paul Revere and as a patriot,

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Preprinted sheriff's document, Rockingham County, 1815. Details of particular case hand written and signed by Wentworth Cheswill Justice of the Peace. A very clean signature by such an important figure in American history and the Revolutionary war. Cheswill was a bi-racial citizen of N.H. and considered to be the first African-American to hold public office. He was a contemporary of Paul Revere and as a patriot, participated in the activities of warning the towns that the British were coming. He was also in the party that built rafts to defend Portsmouth Harbor. Condition excellent.

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Wentworth Cheswill Document

Name: Wentworth Cheswill Document
SKU: 42780217
Price: 200 USD
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