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Appointment of Azor Orne as an elector of the President and Vice President, dated November 17, 1792. Signed on the left side by John Hancock as Governor of Massachusetts and countersigned by Under Secretary, John Avery. Manuscript document signed, 1 page, with paper seal affixed to the upper right corner.

British Order in Council signed by King George III concerning payment for shipping of British goods by London merchant, George Barclay, to Daniel Clarke in New Orleans. The document details an owed sum of £30,000 and upwards. George III grants permission for Barclay and company to load neutral ships with goods such as gold, silver, and indigo in Havana, River Plata, or Vera Cruz. Signed 'Spencer' at conclusion. Document signed, 3 pages, with blind embossed stamp and wax-sealed paper stamp.

Printed Congressional act from the fourth Congress of the U.S. in the second session. Concerning additional duties on certain imported goods, including brown sugar, sugar-candy, and cocoa. Typescript document, 1 page.

Copy of an order of council, in George Washington's writing, concerning Washington's proposals for apportioning the 200,000 acres of land promised by Governor Dinwiddie in the Proclamation of 1754 to Washington and other veterans of the French and Indian War. The council accepted Washington's proposals for the division of the bounty lands already surveyed. The order goes on to list the individual claimants and their authorized patents, with listed acreage. Listed claimants include George Washington, George Muse, George Mercer, and Joshua Fry. Autograph document, 1 page.

Presidential pardon signed by George Washington and issue to David Blair. The Customs Act of 1790 specified procedures for collecting duties on imported goods and standardized the sizes of containers for certain imported goods in order to facilitate easier taxation and reduce fraud. For instance, run was required to be imported in casks of at least 50 gallons. David Blair's attempt to import rum from Barbados in casks smaller than 50 gallons resulted in the forfeiture of his vessel. Washington's 1794 pardon of Blair remits this forfeiture. Signed by Edmund Randolph as Secretary of State. Manuscript document signed, with embossed paper seal, 1 page.

Document titled 'The General Account of His Majesty's Quit Rents for the Province of New York Stated by Andrew Elliot Esq:r Receiver General Constituted Thereto by His Majesty's Letters Patent Commencing the 29th day of September 1765 and Ending the 29th day of September 1766'. Provides detailed accounts of the rents paid in proclamation money on New York lands to the British Crown. Signed at the conclusion by General Andrew Elliot, Receiver General of New York; Goldsbrow Banyar, Deputy Auditor-General of New York; and Sir Henry Moore, Governor of New York. Manuscript document signed, 2 pages.

Document titled 'The General Account of His Majesty's Quit Rents for the Province of New York Stated by Andrew Elliot Esq:r Receiver General Constituted Thereto by His Majesty's Letters Patent Commencing the 29th day of September 1766 and Ending the 29th day of September 1767'. Provides detailed accounts of the rents paid in proclamation money on New York lands to the British Crown. Signed at the conclusion by General Andrew Elliot, Receiver General of New York; Goldsbrow Banyar, Deputy Auditor-General of New York; and Sir Henry Moore, Governor of New York. Manuscript document signed, 1 page.

Printed copy of Bill 3137 concerning the reimbursement of General George Washington's estate for lands in Ohio lost by conflciting grants made under U.S. authority. Typescript document, 3 pages.