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Caleb Strong SCARCE ANTIQUE Signature Of MA Politician & American Revolution Patriot

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Caleb Strong SCARCE ANTIQUE Signature Of MA Politician & American Revolution Patriot

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by The Book Barn
August 13, 2026 5:00 PM EDT
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353 Indian Village Road
Shapliegh, ME, US 07076

SCARCE ANTIQUE 1 1/2 Inch high by 3 1/2 Inch wide Slip of paper W/ Autograph Of Caleb Strong Massachusetts Politician & American Revolution Patriot (see scan(s). Signed in Ink: "CALEB STRONG."

Caleb Strong (1745-1819), one of his state's first two U.S. Senators (1789-1796), served as Governor of Massachusetts from 1800-1807 and 1812-1816. Strong was one of the lawyers along with Levi Lincoln Sr., who worked on a series of legal cases surrounding Quock Walker, a former slave seeking to claim his freedom. One of the cases, Masschusetts v. Jennison, firmly established that slavery was incompatible with the new state constitution. In his first seven one-year terms, Governor Strong concentrated on creating a penitentiary system and restructuring the Commonwealth's court system. Strong's later four one-year terms were highlighted by his refusal to release the Commonwealth's militia for service against Great Britain in the War of 1812. Governor Strong opposed the war, and as a framer of the U.S. Constitution he argued that governors have the prerogative to determine how and when their militias will be deployed. A leading member of the Massachusetts Federalist Party, his political success delayed the decline of the Federalists in Massachusetts.

Appears to be cut from document, light age toning & mounting traces on verso. Overall Very Good Condition. ALL ITEMS ARE GUARANTEED TO BE ACCURATELY DESCRIBED, NOT DEFECTIVE, & GENUINE.

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