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1750 Leaf Colonial Act Masters and Apprentices
Estimate $50-$60
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Historical Manuscripts and Printings
May 13, 2026 10:00 PM EDTNew York, NY, United States
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![1775 George Washington Naval DS for a "Freind [sic.] to American Liberty": WASHINGTON, GEORGE. (1732-1799). Commander-in-chief of America’s Continental Army and first president of the United States. Manuscript DS. (“G. Washington”). 1p. 4to. Cambridge, November 18,](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9124/412534/229779538_1_x.jpg?height=181&quality=70&sharpen=true&version=1776802358&width=181)
![[NEWSPAPERS]. [PRE-REVOLUTIONARY WAR]. "The Twelve United Colonies by their Delegates in Congress to: [NEWSPAPERS]. [PRE-REVOLUTIONARY WAR]. "The Twelve [sic] United Colonies by their Delegates in Congress to the Inhabitants of Great Britain / By Order of the Congress, John Hancock, President..." the](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/928/414288/230408152_1_x.jpg?height=181&quality=70&sharpen=true&version=1776438271&width=181)
![[Declaration of Independence]. The Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Chronicle. London: Sylvanus: [Declaration of Independence]. The Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Chronicle. London: Sylvanus Urban for D. Henry, August 1776. 8vo (210 x 130 mm). Woodcut device on title-page (occasional faint](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/197/414348/230442095_1_x.jpg?height=181&quality=70&sharpen=true&version=1776445662&width=181)
![[NEWSPAPERS]. [EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE WAR OF 1812, EMBARGO]. Columbian Centinel. Boston: January: [NEWSPAPERS]. [EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE WAR OF 1812, EMBARGO]. Columbian Centinel. Boston: January 3, 1810 - December 29, 1810. Folio. Nearly 96 issues of this bi-weekly newspaper. Each issue is 4 pp.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/928/414288/230408506_1_x.jpg?height=181&quality=70&sharpen=true&version=1776438271&width=181)
![Indentured Servitude Contract for Joseph Horton, 1696: possibly New England, late 17th century, contract for a period of 14 years and four months under John Prat and his wife, a promise to provide "washing, lodging, & apparrell [sic] and teach him...in th](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/33/416232/231578156_1_x.jpg?height=181&quality=70&sharpen=true&version=1777650238&width=181)

