How History Unfolds on Paper: Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection, Part IX

[FLOYD, General William (1734-1821), association]. Manuscript Postage Invoice to Declaration of Independence Signer, General William Floyd. Rome [in Oneida County, NY], Oct. 9, 1809. Addressed “Genl. Wm. Floyd.” Entirely written in an unknown hand, including the two appearances of Floyd’s name. One small 8vo page on a small 8vo leaf on white laid paper, approximately 132 x 190 mm. Toned, foxed, two horizontal and three vertical creases, a few short tears on creases, right margin a bit uneven. Manuscript bill sent by the Postmaster at Rome Dr. to General William Floyd. Floyd was a member of the Suffolk County Militia at the beginning of the Revolutionary War, eventually becoming a Major General. He was a New York delegate to the First Continental Congress from 1774-1776 and signed the Declaration of Independence.