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Sorry, this piece of parchment is too large for my scanner, so only part of it shows. It seems that Peter Park, an agent of King George III, and of York county transferred a parcel of land. There is a revenue stamp on it. I thought it was cool enough to share it with you guys.
This is a stamp on the back.
This is the revenue stamp on the front of the document.
This is hand stamped in ink on the bottom left hand corner.
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re: 1771 Document
Absolutely beautiful!
Very nice piece, thanks for sharing
Kelly
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the Battles of Lexington and Concord are generally considered the opening of the War. Certainly, the killing in Boston foretells what's to come, but predates any formal unification of colonial governments.
I suspect Lexington and Concord are more likely starting points because they were organized by larger powers, whereas the massacre was a mob-event, and neither mob nor soldiers were under orders.
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Dogs are my favorite people. I hang with this one as often as I can. 23 Jun 2013 05:51:19pm
re: 1771 Document
Tim,
I bought it from an on-line stamp dealer. I couldn't resist. (Heck, I never even try to. I always indulge my darling self.) I uploaded it to another stamp site, and a guy there from the U.K. saw a similar piece that same afternoon at the Fleetwood Museum in Lancashire. He uploaded a shot of the same revenue stamp and the museum's document was from 1762.
I guess I'll have to email the museum to find out more about the stamps.
The document is hard to read because of the Olde English. I'll have to contact my history professor buddy to see whether he can decipher it.