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LOT 197

Lot 197

Sir Isaac Brock Appointment of Christopher Hagerman, Gentleman to Ensign in the First Regiment of Lenox, 1812

Sir Isaac Brock Appointment of Christopher Hagerman, Gentleman to Ensign in the First Regiment of Lenox, 1812
Lot 197 Details
Sir Isaac Brock Appointment of Christopher Hagerman, Gentleman to Ensign in the First Regiment of Lenox, 1812

bearing signatures of Isaac Brock and James Brock, and with red wax seal of the Province of Upper Canada, on laid watermarked paper
Full separation of fourth quarter on third fold through signature.
7.9" x 12.5" — 20 x 31.8 cm.

Estimate $3,000-$4,000

Realised: $6,000
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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Lot Report

Note:

Signed on February 24th of 1812 as part of Brock’s reorganization of the army in anticipation of American aggression which came in the early summer of that year.

CONDITION DETAILS

Separation of fourth quarter along original crease through signature.

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