Description: Offered here is a handwritten attestation that Lewis Trescott, son of Solon Trescott is a "young man of good character and leaves this place with good credit certified by me Justice of the County in and for Luzerne County". The "certificate" is dated November 10th 1814 and signed by Charles E. Gaylord, Justice and then attested to by the following citizens: Jarius Harrison, MerchantCharles BarretSamuel ChapinBenjamin FullerSeth TrescottElisha Myers I found references to all of these individuals online. The following bit of history regarding Solon Trescott is particularly interesting: Solon Trescott was born in Sheffield, Massachusetts in 1750 and located in Huntington in June 1778. He built a log house near Harveyville. About a month after he came, he and Solomon Goss and Thomas and Samuel Williams were warned by the military authority to appear at Forty Fort for the defense of the inhabitants against the Indians and tories. There they were taken prisoners, but escaped the same night and reached their homes in Huntington on the night of the third day. They sought safety in Connecticut in the autumn of that year. After a few years Mr. Trescott returned (with his father and brothers) to find that a chestnut tree had grown up through the middle of his mansion. He left it as a monument to mark the place of his pioneer hut and built another and better log house a short distance from the old one which he occupied for many years. His father Samuel Trescott held a proprietary right in Huntington under the Connecticut claim and was one of the original surveyors of the township. And this about Solon's son, Edward Lewis Trescott (the young man of good character): Edward Lewis, born March 11, 1794, died in Huntington, May 8, 1890, aged ninety-six years, unmarried. He was for many years colonel of the Huntington Valley Rangers, a military organization of Huntington. He appeared in his uniform at all patriotic celebrations almost to the year of his death at the age of ninety-six, and carried the flag so long as his strength permitted. The dimensions of this piece are 6 1/4 inches high by 7 3/4 inches in width. This Item is from my personal collection which I am beginning to sell off. Unless noted otherwise in the description, the prints, art and other items that I sell are not "reproductions". For example, offered maps are of the period. Please check my other listings for additional items of interest. I will combine shipping.
Price: 50 USD
Location: Princeton, New Jersey
End Time: 2024-02-29T02:49:57.000Z
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Time Period Manufactured: 1800-1899
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States