George Washington Signed 8x11.25 1783 Revolutionary War Discharge Document BAS
This Autographed 8x11.25 Revolutionary War Discharge Dated September 1, 1783 Document has been Personally Signed by George Washington. This item is 100% Authentic to include a Certificate of Authenticity (COA) / hologram by Beckett Authentication Services. The authenticity can be verified on Beckett Authentication Services website.
A Revolutionary War discharge certificate signed by George Washington as Commander of the Continental Army, countersigned by his secretary Jonathan Trumbull Jr., and issued from “Head Quarters” on September 1, 1783. The document certifies the discharge of John Slocum of Rhode Island, a soldier in the Corps of Invalids, who applied for release after being deemed “unfit for any farther Duty either in the Field or in Garrison.”
Washington has signed boldly, “Go: Washington,” with his distinctive large signature measuring 3.75" x 0.75". The document is one partially printed page, 11.25" x 8", backed with archival paper. It displays flattened folds, minor edge separations, light chipping, uneven toning with mat burn, scattered foxing, and damp staining. Two light lines pass through portions of Washington’s name, but the autograph remains strong and highly attractive.
The Invalid Corps, active from 1777–1783, was composed of older or disabled veterans who could still provide valuable service guarding fortifications and supplies. Commanded by Colonel Lewis Nicola, detachments were stationed in Boston and West Point until the Corps was disbanded in 1783–84.
Slocum later received pensions as early as 1788, as did his fellow Black soldier, Prince, who was also part of the Corps. Both are discussed in Clare Tyler’s 2022 thesis on African American Revolutionary War veterans, which highlights the challenges of disability and race in the early United States.
A Revolutionary War discharge certificate signed by George Washington as Commander of the Continental Army, countersigned by his secretary Jonathan Trumbull Jr., and issued from “Head Quarters” on September 1, 1783. The document certifies the discharge of John Slocum of Rhode Island, a soldier in the Corps of Invalids, who applied for release after being deemed “unfit for any farther Duty either in the Field or in Garrison.”
Washington has signed boldly, “Go: Washington,” with his distinctive large signature measuring 3.75" x 0.75". The document is one partially printed page, 11.25" x 8", backed with archival paper. It displays flattened folds, minor edge separations, light chipping, uneven toning with mat burn, scattered foxing, and damp staining. Two light lines pass through portions of Washington’s name, but the autograph remains strong and highly attractive.
The Invalid Corps, active from 1777–1783, was composed of older or disabled veterans who could still provide valuable service guarding fortifications and supplies. Commanded by Colonel Lewis Nicola, detachments were stationed in Boston and West Point until the Corps was disbanded in 1783–84.
Slocum later received pensions as early as 1788, as did his fellow Black soldier, Prince, who was also part of the Corps. Both are discussed in Clare Tyler’s 2022 thesis on African American Revolutionary War veterans, which highlights the challenges of disability and race in the early United States.
George Washington Signed 8x11.25 1783 Revolutionary War Discharge Document BAS
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