ELBRIDGE GERRY, MASSACHUSETTS SIGNER OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. DS, 1p, oblong folio, as Governor of Massachusetts, March 6, 1812. Countersigned by Secretary Benjamin, commissioning Ezra Eaton as Ensign in the 2nd Brigade, 14th Division of Massachusetts Militia. Estimate $300-400
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