1780 State of Virginia Promissory Note to A Soldier, Partly-printed Document Signed by George Brooke, Treasurer of the Commonwealth of Virginia, 7¼ x 7 inches, n.p., Jan. 11, 1780. Acknowledging receipt of "three hundred eighty and one third Dollars from the Executors of Richard Parker." Decorative border. One split at bottom center and minor pinholes at folds, else fine. Richard Parker was Captain 2d Virginia Regiment in 1775; Major 6th Virginia Regiment in 1776; Lt-Col. 2d Virginia Regiment in 1777; and Col. 1st Virginia Regiment in 1778. He died April 24, 1780, of wounds received at the siege of Charleston. Col. George Brooke was a Colonel in the Virginia State line three years. He was also a member of the House of Burgesses (1768-1776), in the Virginia Conventions (1775-76), a member of the Council of Safety, King and Queen County (1775), and Treasurer of Virginia (1781-1782).
Estimated Value $400 - 600
Colonial and Revolutionary America
