Edward Tiffin, 1st Ohio Governor 1803-07, 1799 Northwest Territory Signed Doc't

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Edward Tiffin, 1st Ohio Governor 1803-07, 1799 Northwest Territory Signed Document Manuscript document dated March 1799 in the Territory of the United States Northwest of the River Ohio. Arrest writ written and signed by Tiffin. ALSO, ANS by Revolutionary War & War of 1812 officer, Gen. Samuel Finley. Tiffin document: Size 8 in. by 12 in. on laid, rag-content paper; age toned, edge nicks, fine condition. Seal embossed on paper on wax seal at upper left - hard to make out design of seal . Finley document: Size 2.5 in. by 6 in. on laid, rag-content paper; age toned, fine condition. "Tiffin served as the Speaker of the Territorial House of Representatives from 1799–1801 and as president of the 1802 Constitutional Convention. He was a leader of the Chillicothe Junto, a group of Chillicothe Democratic-Republican politicians who brought about the admission of Ohio as a state in 1803 and largely controlled its politics for some years thereafter. Among his colleagues in the faction were Thomas Worthington and Nathaniel Massie. Tiffin was the obvious choice for the governorship when Ohio was admitted to the Union. He was elected almost without opposition to a first term and re-elected by similarly overwhelming numbers two years later. Tiffin acted promptly to stop the Burr conspiracy in his second term. Tiffin was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1806 and resigned the governorship in March 1807 to take his seat. He served only two years, however, resigning after the death of his wife." Wikipedia Gen. Samuel Finley "Served in the Virginia cavalry during the American Revolution. Lieutenant of Sheppard's Rifle Company 7/9/1776 Captain in the 11th Virginia 12/20/1776 Promoted to Major of Posey's Virginia Riflemen He served to the close of the war. Appointed a Receiver of Public Moneys for the Northwest Territories by President Washington which took him to Ohio. In the War of 1812 he commanded the artillery at Detroit. This is a genuine original, period piece, not a copy or reproduction
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