Revolutionary war letters from Minnesota collection go on sale

Letters from Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry, Samuel Adams and Benedict Arnold are among a collection going up for sale in New York's Swann Galaries. The Minnesota Historical Society is selling the Revolutionary War documents, numbering about 1,500.
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Letters from Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry, Samuel Adams and Benedict Arnold are among a collection going up for sale in New York's Swann Galaries. The Minnesota Historical Society is selling the Revolutionary War documents, numbering about 1,500.

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