1) Adams, Andrew (1736-1797). Partly printed document signed ("And. Adams"), Litchfield County, Connecticut, 4 September 1777. 1p, 4to (337 x 203 mm), folds, minor losses backed with linen. Summons for Revolutionary War draft dodger Arial Bradley. In part: "...being a soldier in the 7th Company of the 14th Regiment of Militia...being so draughted, notified and ordered as aforesaid, did not march, muster nor join Army..." Andrew Adams was a delegate to the Second Continental Congress who was a signatory to the Articles of Confederation in 1778.

2) Benson, Egbert (1746-1833). Autograph note signed ("Egbt. Benson"), [n.p.], 29 July 1777. Oblong slip, 184 x 76 mm. Mounted on larger 10 x 6 sheet. In full: "Recd July 29th 1777 from P.V.B. Livingston by the hands of Gerard Bancker thirty nine pounds, fourteen shillings, and seven pence in full for the above account." Egbert Benson represented New York in the Continental Congress and was a member of the New York constitutional convention in 1788. In later years he served as attorney general of New York and chief justice of the New York Supreme Court.

3) Dick, Samuel (1740-1812). Autograph document signed three times ("Sam Dick", "S.D."), n.p., March 1786. 1p, 8vo (280 x 178 mm), folds, toning. Accounting document for Peter and Mary Carle. Samuel Dick was an American physician who served in the New Jersey militia during the Revolutionary War and was later a delegate for the Confederation Congress. In 1787 he was a delegate to the New Jersey convention which ratified the U.S. Constitution.

4) Fitzsimmons, Thomas (1741-1811). Autograph note signed ("Thos. Fitzsimmons") to S. Mylan, [n.p.], 31 July 1800. Oblong slip, 210 x 70 mm, folds, marginal toning, minor spotting. In full: "Snowden & North are entitled to a certificate for four hundred dollars, Subscription to the Philad Frigate." Thomas Fitzsimmons represented Pennsylvania in the Continental Congress, was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention and a signatory to the resulting Constitution of the United States, as well as an early proponent for the abolition of the slave trade.

5) Huntington, Ebenezer (1754-1834). Autograph note signed ("Eben Huntington, Lt. Commd"), [n.p.], 12 September 1780. 1 p., 8vo (178 x 203 mm), folds, toning, very light spotting. Request for transfer of Lieutenant Samuel Mears's pay to his brother Stephen, certified by Huntington. In part: "I do certify that the above order was given in my presence this 12th day of Sept. 1780." Ebenezer Huntington was an officer in the Continental Army who participated in the Siege of Boston and the Battle of Rhode Island, and later marched with General Washington to Yorktown, where he witnessed Cornwallis's surrender.

6) Knox, Henry (1750-1806). Autograph document signed ("Knox") with additional unidentified signatory, Boston, 3 April 1784. Oblong slip, 108 x 203 mm, folds, very light spotting, majority loss to signature of additional signatory. In full: "On Demand for Value Rec'd I promise to pay Benj. Goodwin on Order Forty Eight Pounds Lawfull Money in Silver or Gold with Intrest untill Paid as Witness my Hand." Henry Knox served as chief artillery officer during all of George Washington's campaigns during the Revolutionary War and would go on to serve as Secretary of War during Washington's first term as president of the United States. A witness to the Boston Massacre, Knox is recorded as having attempted to defuse the situation prior to the British soldiers opening fire. This event is considered to be the chief catalyst for the American Revolution.