PAUL REVERE AS ASSAYER.


Manuscript Document in the hand of William Frost, clerk, 1 p, 8vo (145 x 175 mm), n.p., Newfield, ME, 1805, being a ledger sheet presented to the proprietors of "Washington Mines" and containing a payment to "Co. Paul Rever," mild toning, margins trimmed.In the years after the Revolutionary War, Paul Revere handed over his silver ship in Boston to his son to explore new businesses, including a hardware store, a foundry, and a copper rolling mill. The Paul Revere entry on this sheet lists a 1794 outlay: "To paid Col. Paul Rever his Bill for trying ores in Boston to no purpose, 1.50." The Washington Mines were involved in the mining of silver and iron.