1743. STATIONERY. Very Good. an original 3.5 X 8.25 receipt of payment on period paper with signature of Christopher Tappen (1743-1826), at the time Tappen was Deputy Ulster County Clerk serving under his brother in law George Clinton, Tappen was to play an important role a few year later in the American Revolution both as a representative in the Provincial Congress and as a Major under Colonel DeWitt