PA Continental Congressman & Rev. War Loyalist, Andrew Allen 1772 doc. signed

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PA Continental Congressman & Rev. War Loyalist, Andrew Allen 1772 doc. signed Manuscript document dated 1772 signed Andrew Allen as Attorney General of Pennsylvania. The document is an indictment of George Litenberger for selling liquor without a license. Writ reads in part as follows: “ In the twelfth year of the Reign of our sovereign Lord George the Third, by the Grace of God of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, &c. …" Size 7.5’’ by 13’’ on laid, rag-content paper; age toned, small holes at intersection of folds, scattered light stains, separation along folds - neatly repaired from reverse, no folds affect Allen's signature, overall very good condition. In 1766, Andrew Allen was appointed the colony's Attorney General. He married Sarah ("Sally") Coxe, sister of Tench Coxe, in April 1768. In 1770 his brother-in-law, Governor John Penn, gave him a seat on the Governor's Council. On June 30, 1775, he was appointed to the Committee of Safety by the Assembly. In 1775 Allen was elected by the Pennsylvania Assembly as a delegate to the Second Continental Congress. In December 1776, Allen finally switched sides. In 1777 Andrew Allen returned to Philadelphia with General Howe's army, but his stay lasted only as long as their occupation, and he returned with them to New York when the British evacuated the city in 1778. From there he made his way to England. Thereafter he practiced law in London. The Pennsylvania Assembly attainted Allen of treason in 1781 and confiscated his properties. This is a genuine original, period piece, not a copy or reproduction
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