Item 14: Autograph from Robert T[reate]. Paine, 1789
Item — Box: 12, Folder: 14
Dates
- Created: 1789
Creator
- Paine, Robert Treat, 1731-1814 (Person)
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Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Autograph
Condition Note:
Good.
Measurements:
3 in. x ¼ in.
Description:
Autograph from Robert Treat Paine.
Robert Treat Paine was born on March 11, 1731 in Boston, Massachusetts. He was a Founding Father of the United States, signing the Continental Association and Declaration of Independence as a representative of Massachusetts. He was accepted to Harvard College at ust 14 years old. He had a prominent judicial and political career in the state, going on to serve as the state’s first attorney general and as an associate justice for the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. In 1755, Paine would serve as a chaplain in the Crown Point Expedition during the French and Indian War. Following this experience, Paine brought this work back into his civilian life, occasionally practicing preaching alongside his legal work.
Transcription:
Rob T Paine (1789)
Creator
- Paine, Robert Treat, 1731-1814 (Person)
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