1821 Rev War General Henry Dearborn -Signed "Republican Institution" Stock Cert.

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Great! An original 1821 "Republican Institution" Stock Certificate, Signed by Revolutionary War & War of 1812 General Henry Dearborn.Handling, and age wear. Folds, small Nick's and folds. Slight discoloration. Otherwise, in good condition.Also comes with a modern color 8x10 likeness of General Dearborn which would look excellent framed together with stock certificate. Please note: Item is being sold un-framed.A s carce stock, in the Republican Institution signed, in hand, by Henry Dearborn. For one share. Dated December 1st, 1821. The Republican Institution in the Town of Boston was founded in 1819 "as a body politic and corporate forever, for the purpose of procuring a building, and keeping it in repair, with suitable apartments for a reading room, library, and the meeting of the said society, in the town of Boston, Massachusetts." Its intent was to provide a forum for political education and discussion of best means of promoting national welfare. Measures approximately 10" x 8 1/4". Affixed at left is the large corporate seal which indicated that the corporation was incorporated in 1819. Attached to and extending below the paper seal is a blue ribbon. It's also signed by Recording Secretary Thaddeus Page. This is an excellent opportunity to own an authentic rare piece of early American history at an affordable reasonable price. Here's a Bio:General Henry Dearborn (February 23, 1751 - June 6, 1829) was an American soldier and statesman. In the Revolutionary War, he served under Benedict Arnold in the expedition to Quebec, of which his journal provides an important record. After being captured and exchanged, he served in George Washington's Continental Army, and was present at the British surrender at Yorktown. Dearborn served on General Washington's staff in Virginia. He was US Secretary of War serving under President Thomas Jefferson from 1801 to 1809, and served as a commanding general in the War of 1812. In later life his criticism of General Israel Putnam's performance at the Battle of Bunker Hill caused a major controversy. Fort Dearborn and the city of Dearborn, Michigan were named in his honor.His parents were Simon Dearborn and Sarah Marston in North Hampton, New Hampshire . He was descended from Godfrey Dearborn, from Exeter in England, who came to the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1639. Godfrey Dearborn settled at Exeter, New Hampshire , and then soon after at Hampton , where four successive generations of his descendants lived. Henry spent much of his youth in Epping, New Hampshire , where he attended public schools. He grew up as an athletic boy, notably strong and a champion wrestler. [3] He studied medicine under Dr. Hall Jackson of Portsmouth and opened a practice on the square in Nottingham, New Hampshire , in 1772. [4]Dearborn was married three times: to Mary Bartlett in 1771, to Dorcas (Osgood) Marble in 1780, and to Sarah Bowdoin, widow of James Bowdoin , in 1813. Henry Alexander Scammell Dearborn was his son by his second wife.When fighting in the American Revolutionary War began, Dearborn fought with the Continental Army as a captain in the 1st and 3rd New Hampshire Regiments and soon rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel . He was appointed Deputy Quartermaster General in July 1781 and served on George Washington's staff while in Virginia . [5] At age twenty-three, he organized and led a local militia troop of sixty men to the Boston area, where he fought on June 17, 1775, at the Battle of Bunker Hill as a captain in Colonel John Stark 's 1st New Hampshire Regiment. [6] [7] During the battle, Dearborn observed that "Not an officer or soldier of the continental troops engaged was in uniform, but were in the plain and ordinary dress of citizens; nor was there an officer on horseback." [8] [a] Dearborn years later would accuse Israel Putnam of failing his duty during that battle, resulting in what has since been known as the Dearborn-Putnam controversy .Dearborn volunteered to serve under Colonel Benedict Arnold in September 1775, during the difficult ... read more

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