Letter Tied to Fight for Independence Is Found in Museum’s Attic

The New York Times ^ | 01 Jan 2014 | James Barron

[Hawthorn]

>> Why throw out ANY 200 year old hand written documents? <<

My thought exactly. You beat me to it!

Among the thousands of collectors of medical antiques/ephemera in the Anglosphere, there are bound to be people who would pay at least a few hundred bucks apiece for 18th century doctors’ bills.

[a fool in paradise]

Sandy Berger tossed even more recent archived documents than that!

[Sherman Logan]

There were only 12 colonies in 1775 because Delaware was still part of Pennsylvania.

Don't think so. PA and DE legislators met separately starting in 1704, although the Penn family still appointed the same governor for both their possessions.

I don't know why this document references 12 colonies, if it does, but I doubt it has anything to with Delaware being part of Pennsylvania in 1775.

[colorado tanker]

The Widow Jumel had terrible taste in men. She remarried Aaron Burr, who lived in the mansion.

[Pharmboy]

Yes indeed...I have studied the history of the place. Another irony: the Brit who built the place married the NYC society woman that Washington was infatuated with when he visited NYC on his way to Boston in 1758--before Martha.

[GeronL]

They were going to throw away documents from what is basically a museum??

[Jane Long]

Will have to check this out, if ever in NYC, again. Thanks for the wiki link ;-)