Thomas Stokes Have Lett 10 Old Sheep and Five Lambs, Charming 1777 Handwritten Contract rebus game them immediately liberated them from

them immediately liberated them from old mats and frames upon returning home in order to really see them

in very good shape

so we can guess these have seen play

perhaps most importantly

which I purchased from a Pennsylvania based dealer at Brimfield from whom I always covet many many things

Thomas Stokes Have Lett 10 Old Sheep and Five Lambs, Charming 1777 Handwritten Contract rebus game them immediately liberated them fromThis is one of very favorite finds of the week, and makes me very happy, including for being able to vividly imagine Thomas Stokes' ten old sheep and five lambs, appraised at the rate of 20 shillings "apease" which he "lett" in exchange for one pound of "wooll" for each one, each year, for two years. Dated May 26th, 1777, less than one year after America's Declaration of Independence, when colony issued pounds, shillings and pence were still in