Floyd, William (1734-1821) Signer of the Declaration of Independence from New York. Autograph Letter Signed ("Wm Floyd"), two pages, 8 x 6¼ in., New York, March 7, 1786. Floyd, who was a major general during the Revolution, writes to General John Smith, a New York State Senator and a member of the New York Legislature, about the activities of the New York State Assembly: "The bill for the emition of a paper currency has been debated in the Assembly….We have got a land bill…that is to vendue the lands purchased of the Indians last summer and to allow of locations on some other lands within this State." He closes with a comment on the pending militia bill, now before the Assembly: "I believe [it] will pass, and however imperfect it may be yet, it may be better than none." Some wrinkling and minor breaks at one fold on first page; integral address page is wrinkled and gouged at one margin due to seal tear. With transcript. Floyd is rare in ALS; the last one listed by ABPC was sold in 1984.
Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000.
Purchased from Walter R. Benjamin Autographs in 1981.
Signers of The Declaration of Independence
