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Sought-after partly-printed DS, signed “Daniel Boone,” one page, 8 x 6.5, December 22, 1781. Commonwealth of Virginia Land-Office Treasury Warrant, issued as "No. 10243," in part: "This shall be your Warrant to survey and lay off in one or more Surveys, for Daniel Boone, his Heirs or Assigns, the Quantity of one thousand Acres of Land, due unto the said Daniel Boone, In consideration of the Sum of Sixteen Hundred pounds current Money." Signed on the front by John Harvie as register of the Virginia Land-Office, and endorsed on the reverse in ink by Boone, "Daniel Boone," below a statement penned in another hand: "I do hereby assign over the within warrant of one thousand acres to Thomas Thompson." In fine condition, with Boone's signature light in places, but fully legible.
Daniel Boone (1734–1820) was one of the most influential American frontiersmen of the 18th century, renowned for his role in opening the trans-Appalachian West to settlement. Born in Pennsylvania and raised in North Carolina, Boone gained fame as a hunter, surveyor, and trailblazer, notably opening the Wilderness Road through the Cumberland Gap into Kentucky. His explorations, settlement efforts at Boonesborough, and leadership during periods of frontier conflict made him a widely respected figure among western settlers.
As Virginia’s western lands became more populated and politically organized, Boone transitioned from pioneer to public servant, supporting the frontier’s growing integration into established government. In April 1781, Boone was elected to represent Fayette County in the Virginia General Assembly (House of Delegates), giving the folk hero a formal role in shaping the laws that governed the rapidly expanding frontier.
The warrant is additionally signed by John Harvie (1742–1807), a Virginia Founding Father, lawyer, and builder who served as register of the Virginia Land Office from 1780 to 1791. Harvie was a delegate to the Second Continental Congress, where he signed the Articles of Confederation. A significant early American document.
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