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In the name, and by the authority, of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Thomas Mifflin, governor of the said commonwealth

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Title: In the name, and by the authority, of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Thomas Mifflin, governor of the said commonwealth
Creator: Bailey, Francis, 1735?-1815, printer
Contributor: Last, Jay T., donor
Date Created and/or Issued: 1796
Contributing Institution: Huntington Library
Collection: Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History
Rights Information: For information on use of Digital Library materials, please see Library Rights and Permissions: https://www.huntington.org/library-rights-permissions
Description: Image of a certificate issued to Peter Benson of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, authorizing him to the office of Auctioneer; "virtue, liberty and independence" insignia with horses, and eagle, and ships at center left; seal and manuscript text on verso.
"Printed by F. Bailey"--text, center left of image. "To Peter Benson of the City of Philadelphia Esquire... this Seventeenth Day of September in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety-six and of the Commonwealth the twenty first."--text, center of image.
Type: image
Extent: 1 wood engraving : uncolored ; overall 31.43 x 31.43 cm (12 3/8 x 12 3/8 in.)
Identifier: priJLC_FIN_004288
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll4/id/4952
Language: English
Subject: Lettering--Pictorial works
Relief prints--1775-1800. (gmgpc)
Source: Jay T. Last Collection
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The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library

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