1804 CHARLES COTESWORTH PINCKNEY Signed Check made to Clement Biddle for $1,000

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  Outstanding "Charles Cotesworth Pinckney" Signed Manuscript Check to Clement Biddle for $1,000 July 1804
  CHARLES COTESWORTH PINCKNEY (1746-1825). South Carolina Member of the United States Constitution Convention who also served as South Carolina's Governor, Senator, and Representative in Congress, was Thomas Jefferson's Campaign Manager in South Carolina (The victorious Jefferson appointed Pinckney as) Minister to Spain (1801-05),
  July 13, 1804-Dated Federal Period, Autograph Document Signed, "Charles Cotesworth Pinckney," on fine laid paper, Philadelphia, measuring 7.75" x 3.75" boldly written on clean laid period paper, Choice Extremely Fine. This is a handwritten Check issued to the "Cashier of the Bank of the United States at Philadelphia," payable to Clement Biddle (or bearer) of a total of $1,000 "on account of Charles Cotesworth Pinckney."
  Colonel Clement Biddle (1740-1814), was an American Revolutionary War soldier. During the American Revolutionary War, Biddle fought in the Battle of Princeton, the Battle of Brandywine, the Battle of Germantown and the Battle of Monmouth. He was the Commissary General at Valley Forge under George Washington, and his headquarters was at Moore Hall.
  This document was cut-cancelled at one time but has been archivally reinforced on the back. The ink is bold and the overall quality is excellent. The full signature "Charles Cotesworth Pinckney" is magnificent, measuring a massive 4.75" long with his flourish a nice "July 13th, 1804" date below.
  Charles Cotesworth Pinckney (February 25, 1746 - August 16, 1825) was an early American statesman of South Carolina, Revolutionary War veteran, and delegate to the Constitutional Convention. He was twice nominated by the Federalist Party as its presidential candidate in 1804 and 1808, losing both elections.
  Pinckney was born into a powerful family of aristocratic planters. He practiced law for several years and was elected to the colonial legislature. A supporter of independence from Great Britain, Pinckney served in the American Revolutionary War, rising to the rank of brigadier general.
  After the Revolutionary War, he won election to the South Carolina legislature, where he and his brother Thomas Pinckney represented the landed elite of the South Carolina Lowcountry. An advocate of a stronger federal government, Pinckney served as a delegate to the 1787 Philadelphia Convention, which wrote a new federal constitution. Pinckney's influence helped ensure that South Carolina would ratify the United States Constitution.
  Pinckney declined George Washington's first offer to serve in his administration, but in 1796 Pinckney accepted the position of Minister to France. In what became known as the XYZ Affair, the French demanded a bribe before they would agree to meet with the U.S. delegation. Pinckney returned to the United States, accepting an appointment as a general during the Quasi-War with France.
  Though he had resisted joining either major party for much of the 1790s, Pinckney began to identify with the Federalist Party following his return from France. The Federalists chose him as their vice presidential nominee in the 1800 election, hoping that his presence on the ticket could win support for the party in the South. Though Alexander Hamilton schemed to elect Pinckney president under the electoral rules then in place, both Pinckney and incumbent Federalist President John Adams were defeated by the Democratic-Republican candidates.
  Seeing little hope of defeating popular incumbent President Thomas Jefferson, the Federalists chose Pinckney as their presidential nominee for the 1804 election. Neither Pinckney nor the party pursued an active campaign, and Jefferson won in a landslide.
  The Federalists nominated Pinckney again in 1808, in the hope that Pinckney's military experience and Jefferson's economic policies would give the party a chance of winning. Though the 1808 presidential election was closer than the 1804 election had been, Democratic-Republican nominee James Madison nonetheless prevailed.
  Clement Biddle was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1766.
  During the American Revolutionary War, Biddle fought in the Battle of Princeton, the Battle of Brandywine, the Battle of Germantown and the Battle of Monmouth. He was the Commissary General at Valley Forge under George Washington, and his headquarters was at Moore Hall. Biddle resigned from the Army in 1780. In 1781, Biddle was made quarter-master general of the Pennsylvanian troops.
  After the Revolutionary War, he was the first U.S. Marshal (1789-1793) for Pennsylvania. In the 1790 census, Biddle's jobs were "Notary, Scrivener, and Broker," which made him a rich man.
  
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