Note Assigning Bearer to Receive Gun from Confiscated Estate of James Oliver, 1779
Title
Note Assigning Bearer to Receive Gun from Confiscated Estate of James Oliver, 1779
Subject
Rice, Cyrus, 1726-1804
Wells, Samuel, 1728?-1804?
Oliver, James, 1741-1784
Committee of Correspondence, Safety and Inspection--Mass--Conway
Wells, Samuel, 1728?-1804?
Oliver, James, 1741-1784
Committee of Correspondence, Safety and Inspection--Mass--Conway
Description
Handwritten, signed note by Samuel Wells authorizing the bearer, Mr. Sanders or Sandres, to take possession of a gun confiscated by Cyrus Rice and the Conway Committee of Correspondence, Safety and Inspection from estate of James Oliver, loyalist.
Handwritten note on revere reads: "a lot of rum 2/29"
Torn edges.
Handwritten note on revere reads: "a lot of rum 2/29"
Torn edges.
Creator
Samuel Wells (1728?-1804?)
Date
1779-11-01
Contributor
Purchased at auction held by Second Life Books, Lanesborough, Mass., 2023.
Source
CHS
Rights
CHS. Fair use.
Format
pdf
Type
Text
Identifier
CHS-2023-003.6
Coverage
Conway, Mass.
Identifier
028
Citation
Samuel Wells (1728?-1804?), “Note Assigning Bearer to Receive Gun from Confiscated Estate of James Oliver, 1779,” Conway Historical Society, accessed December 5, 2025, https://conwaymasshistory.org/items/show/1390.