GEORGE WASHINGTON

SUMMARY: This offering is a Free Frank of George Washington as Commander of The Continental Army.Price:$10,400.00

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George Washington. (1732-1799) .1st President of the United States (1789-1797).Commander in Chief of the Continental Army. Address panel as Commander In Chief with Free Frank signed "G: Washington" at lower left and "Free" at upper right, 7¼" x 8¾", 1778 June 6. Addressed in Washington's hand to his adjutant, "Colonel Baylor / Light Dragoons / Fredericksburg." Very fine; toning around folds; seal tear has been closed and the panel is inlaid; red wax seal is present. With a 10" x 8" color, head-and-shoulders portrait of Washington in uniform.

The 3rd Continental Light Dragoons also known as Baylor's Horse or Lady Washington's Horse was raised on January 1, 1777 at Morristown, New Jersey for service with the Continental Army. The regiment would see action at the Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Germantown and the Battle of Guilford Court House. The regiment was caught sleeping at farmhouses in the Baylor Massacre of September 1778, sustaining heavy losses. In 1779 the Regiment rescued James Wilson during the "Fort Wilson Riot". The regiment was merged into the 1st Continental Light Dragoons on November 2, 1782.

A dragoon in the Continental Army (Image Left) was a soldier who was primarily trained to fight on foot but who rode to battle on a horse. Such soldiers were often at a disadvantage to well trained and equipped cavalry.

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Price: $10,400.00