3. A most interesting reproduction of a document of unique
interest—the original manuscript petition to the Assembly of
Connecticut, praying for the incorporation of the Company. This is
signed by all the original members of the Company, including Arnold
and his brother-in-law, Pierpont Edwards, who afterwards, by the
irony of Fate, became the executor of his estate, at the discovery
of his treason.
The original is owned by the New Haven Colony Historical Society,
and will be reproduced, not by engraving, but by an actual
photograph—folding to fit the size of the page. The edition will be
limited to 250 copies, of which 248 will be for sale.