GEORGE WASHINGTON BUYS AN AXE: 1772 AUTOGRAPH ENDORSEMENT BY WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON, George. Autograph endorsement. Fredericksburg, Virginia, November 27, 1772.
Autograph endorsement by George Washington, on a bill for the purchase and repair of various farming implements—axes, hoes, ploughs, mattocks, clamps, wedges and a cart—from George Thornton for Michael Robinson Jr. to sign, indicating that Washington had paid him £3.15.8 to settle the account. Docketed on the verso by Washington as well, indicating that he kept this copy for his records. $7500.
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