Land Grant signed by Thomas Mifflin - Very Graphic and Early - Autographed Stock

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Land Grant signed by Thomas Mifflin - Very Graphic and Early - Autographed Stock:
$1020.00

Land Grant issued in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania and signed by Thomas Mifflin. So early and historic! Thomas Mifflin (January 10, 1744\" January 20, 1800) was an American merchant, soldier, and politician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He served in a variety of roles during and after the American Revolution, several of which qualify him to be counted among the Founding Fathers. He was the first Governor of Pennsylvania, serving from 1790 to 1799; he was also the last President of Pennsylvania, succeeding Benjamin Franklin and serving from 1788 until 1790. Born in Philadelphia, Mifflin became a merchant after graduating from the College of Philadelphia. He joined the Continental Army after serving in the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly and the Continental Congress, where he had signed the Continental Association. During the American Revolutionary War, he was an aide to General George Washington and the Continental Army\'s Quartermaster General, rising to the rank of major general. Mifflin returned to Congress in 1782 and was elected President of the Continental Congress in 1783. He served as Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1785 to 1 Item ordered may not be exact piece shown. All original and authentic.