Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 64

Signers of The Declaration of Independence

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1		Adams, John (1735-1826) Second President of the United States, first Vice President, and Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Massachusetts. Autograph Document Signed as attorney for the plaintiff in a legal case, 1¼ pages, 12¼ x 7½ in., Boston, Dec. 9, 1768. Being a summons for Joshua Bracket to appear before the Court of Common Pleas in Boston regarding a dwelling house and land fronting on School School and another piece of land which Elizabeth Haldan claims. The summons traces title of properties through the Maylern family, from Joseph Maylern to his son, Mark, and from Joseph's granddaughter Hannah Haldan to her daughter, Elizabeth, the plaintiff. Adams wrote over 700 words in his tiny, precise handwriting and signed at the conclusion, on the verso. A transcript is present. Expected age toning and a couple of contemporary ink stains, as well as another small stain, not affecting legibility of the boldly penned and signed document. Adams is rare. Adams was an early and ardent advocate for independence. He attended the First Continental Congress (1774-76), signed the Declaration of Independence (1776), was appointed diplomat to France (1776-79), then minister plenipotentiary in Europe (1780-81), was party to the Treaty of Peace with Great Britain (1783), and served as U.S. Minister to the British court (c. 1783-88), after which he was elected first Vice President of the U.S. (1789), and the second President (1796). Estimated Value $4,000 - 6,000. Purchased from Robert Batchelder in 1984. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $2,760
Lot 2		Adams, Samuel (1722-1803) Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Massachusetts. He was in the forefront of the revolutionary movement, organizing opposition to the Stamp Act and leading the agitation that led to the Boston Tea Party. Rare, important content, Manuscript Document Signed as Governor of Massachusetts, on parchment, one page, 15¾ x 12½ in., Boston, June 20, 1796. Appointing William Shepart, Nathan Dane, and Daniel Davis, approved by the Legislature, to serve as "…Commissioners to treat with the Penobscot Indians upon the subject of their claims to certain lands lying on each side of the River Penobscot in the District of Maine…to fix the Boundaries of such Lots & parcels of land as may be necessary to assign for the support of said Indians…to execute such Releases and Covenants…to make some permanent annual provision for their support…hold said Treaty at such place on the said River…taking care to have it as early as may best suit the convenience of said Indians…." Folds and light toning. Overall very good with intact paper seal and a fine, bold signature. The Penobscot tribe supported the Americans in the Revolutionary War, but were rewarded for their loyalty by being gradually pushed off their ancestral lands. First Massachusetts, and then Maine after 1820, acquired this land and administered the affairs of these Indians by right of colonial precedent, ignoring federal law and the initial protests of Indian leaders. The Penobscot eventually settled in Maine, where they and their Passamaquoddy allies live to this day. Recently both tribes successfully argued that their treaty rights, perhaps those agreed to in the treaty negotiated by these commissioners, had been violated, and in 1980, the tribes received a settlement of $81 million for land which had been illegally taken from them. Estimated Value $4,000 - 6,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $4,130
Lot 3		Bartlett, Josiah (1729-95) Signer of the Declaration of Independence from New Hampshire. Revolutionary War-date Autograph Document Signed as Chairman of the Council and House of Representatives of New Hampshire, one page, 12 x 7¾ in., April 3, 1777. Bartlett issues a one-half page response on the verso of a petition regarding land which Governor Benning Wentworth had evidently granted in the County of Grafton (the tracts are referred to as "Landaff and Morristown") to certain people and which his successor had granted to others. Bartlett concludes that there is not enough information in the original petition for a satisfactory decision to be made as to title, and recommends that the petitioners settle the problem "in an amicable friendly manner among themselves without putting each other to the fatigue & trouble of the Common Law." Light toning and minor soiling. Reinforcement at horizontal fold does not affect text or signature. Boldly penned and signed. Accompanied by a transcript. Bartlett is scarce. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. Purchased from Walter R. Benjamin Autographs, Inc. in 1983. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $496
Lot 4		Bartlett, Josiah. Autograph Document Signed five times in the text, one page, 13 x 8 in., Mar. 17, 1763. A land deed whereby James Proctor sells to Josiah Bartlett, physician, six acres of land in Kingston for the sum of "Six Hundred Pounds old tenor of said Province." Bartlett accomplished the partly-printed document, including a long description of the land boundaries, and signed his full name five times. Overall toning, a few small edge splits, and tiny holes at horizontal fold, not affecting the very bold text and signatures. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $480
Lot 5		Braxton, Carter (1736-97) Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Virginia. Five Documents bearing seven full signatures (on four of the documents--one has no signature) of Carter Braxton, folio, dated between 1779-83. All relate to property in Dorset, Devonshire, the City of Exeter, and other parts of England, once in the possession of John Chichester of Lancaster County, Va., inherited by his daughter, and conveyed by her and her husband Burgess Ball to Carter Braxton, now conveyed in trust in the sum of £15,000 from Carter Braxton to Richard and Thomas Corbin, late of the Colony of Virginia and now of London, England, and subsequently to Richard Ham, linen draper of St. Clements Danes, Middlesex. [Note: Braxton's second wife was Elizabeth Corbin]. (a) Indenture of Lease and Release, signed three times by Carter Braxton, twice with small papered seal, 8 pages folio, April 2, 1778. (b) Indenture related to the same, signed by Braxton, with small papered seal, 1½ pages, with blank integral leaf, May 2, 1779. (c) Indenture relating to the same, signed in two places by Braxton, with small papered seals, 3½ pages folio, May 2, 1779. (d) Indenture of four parts, being Declaration of Trust, Release and Assignment, Richard Corbin to Thomas Ham. Signed by Braxton as a witness, 7 pages including schedule, Aug. 14, 1783. Plus an indenture of 1778 signed by Burgess Ball. Toning, soiling, and numerous fold splits, but the signatures are bold. Transcripts of most of the documents are included. Braxton is rare. Estimated Value $2,000 - 3,000. Purchased from Henry Bristow Ltd. in 1981. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $4,956
Lot 6		Carroll, Charles (1737-1832) Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Maryland. He was the only Catholic signer and the longest lived. Autograph Letter Signed ("Charles Carroll of Carrollton") including a long postscript signed "C.C. of Carrollton," 1½ pages, plus integral address leaf, 8¾ x 7¼ in., Annapolis, Mar. 6, 1804. To his cousin, Daniel Carroll of Duddington, president of the Bank of Washington, saying he has in hand his proxy. "…I think with you that the purchase of a piece of land in Georgetown for a home for a banking house or the contemplated expense of building it a most improvident waste of money, especially as they have a house equal to any of the banking houses in Baltimore…." Address leaf has toning, light soiling, a seal tear and a few other small tears. Accompanied by a transcript. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,500. Purchased from Robert Batchelder in 1980. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $2,596
Lot 7		Carroll, Charles. Autograph Letter Signed ("Ch. Carroll of Carrollton"), two pages, 8 x 6¼ in., Nov. 18, 1826. To William Gibbons, discussing his tenants, livestock, and business affairs. In part, "…I have paid Robert Keel & Co. $680. The total of cattle bought since I left the manor is $1050 - say 15 of these applied as draft & food, 65 will remain for sale….I would have the trunk you mentioned repaired at present and not a new one made for the reasons you have assigned….I confirm the agreement which you have made with John Iglehart….Distrain Hynes for what he owes. I question if a distress can be made for what is due on the whole tenement. If Bernard owes for the rent due last September - distrain for it also; this distress may induce him to take the whole tenement to himself, thus I shall get rid of Hynes….Have you collected the interest - 7 to 7½ pounds sterling - due from Major Dorsey?…." Gibbons has written some sums for various expenses on the address leaf. The Major Dorsey to whom Carroll refers led the 1st Maryland Artillery in the Continental Army. Boldly penned and signed. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $738
Lot 8		Chase, Samuel & William Paca. Document Signed twice each by Maryland Signers Samuel Chase (1741-1811) and by William Paca (1740-99) ("Wm. Paca"), 3½ pages, 12½ x 7¾ in., Nov. 20, 1793. This is a deed "for the sale of confiscated British property…formerly the property of the Princepio Company lying in Baltimore County," now being sold by Chase to Charles Ridgely, Darby Lux, Lyde Goodwin and Rachel Hollingsworth. Paca signed twice as a witness. All four signatures are on the third page. There are also seven lines in Chase's holograph. Age wear, toning, and a few edge splits; old transparent tape at lower edges of pages two and three does not touch the bold signatures. This is the first document we have seen bearing the joint signatures of the two Maryland signers. Accompanied by a transcript. Both Chase and Paca are rare. (See another Paca document in this section). In 1796, President George Washington named Chase a judge of the U.S. Supreme Court. In 1804, his opponents procured Chase's impeachment for misconduct on the bench, but to the consternation of his enemies, including President Jefferson, he was tried and acquitted. Estimated Value $3,000 - 5,000. Purchased from Paul Richards in 1982. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $6,490
Lot 9		Clark, Abraham (1725-94) Signer of the Declaration of Independence from New Jersey. Autograph Document Signed ("Abra. Clark") as a lawyer and surveyor, two pages plus page for notary, 12½ x 8 in. Feb. 10, 1775. Deed whereby Marmaduke Hunt conveys 7.2 acres to Henry Marsh in consideration of fifty pounds eight shillings "current money of New Jersey at eight shillings the ounce." Clark wrote the document and signed it as a witness. On page three, Ebenezer Foster, a judge of the Insessions Court of Common pleas, acknowledges that Hunt appeared before him on Feb. 9, 1776. With transcript. Some professional fold reinforcement. Boldly penned and signed. Clark is rare. Clark suffered much for his support of the American cause. His home was set on fire by the British and two of his sons were taken prisoner during the war. When the British offered to release them from the prison ship Jersey in New York harbor, where they were being held, if Clark would abandon his support for the revolution, he refused, even if it meant the death of his sons; fortunately, both of his sons were released during a prisoner exchange, but he did not know that at the time. Many hundreds of captives perished on board the Jersey. Estimated Value $2,000 - 3,000. Purchased from Robert Batchelder in 1981. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $5,428
Lot 10		Clymer, George (1739-1813) Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Pennsylvania. Autograph Letter Signed ("Geo Clymer"), 3 pages, 13 x 8 in., Mar. 30, 1809. To attorney James Gibson, requesting his help in a lawsuit brought against Clymer by Thomas Fitzsimmons, a signer of the U.S. Constitution, who claims Clymer owes him money from a partnership they formed 13 years before in an effort to recover money from Signer Robert Morris when he went bankrupt. In part, "…About 13 years ago I took an obligation from Robert Morris for a sum between 24,000 and 25,000 pounds. It was a second mortgage on his estate on the Delaware works, the first being with No. American Insurance Cmpany. The intention of that company…to sue and then mortgage, and the estimate of value being very far beyond their debt, I was desirous of covering mine under it, and Mr. Fitzsimmons being also one of Mr. Morris's creditors, it was thought that a surplus might even remain to him. Accordingly a joint application was made by us to the company to suffer us to become the purchasers, engaging to satisfy their debt out of the first avails of the lands on the sub-sales….That [engagement] between us was that my debt should come next in order…." Clymer goes to explain that the estate had been overrated and both Fitzsimmons and Clymer were left with nothing, at which point Fitzsimmons ceased correspondence with Clymer and demanded (through his lawyer) £1,100 for an old account. Clymer asks Gibbons to discuss the case with Fitzsimmons' lawyer. Very good; toning and several edge splits; old tape repairs on address leaf. Paper loss at bottom of page two affects perhaps three words. This is a remarkable association piece, connecting three men who signed the two most important American documents. Clymer and Robert Morris signed both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, and Fitzsimmons signed the Constitution. Thomas Fitzsimmons, a founder of the Insurance Company of North America, was forced into bankruptcy over his problems with Morris in 1805. Morris, of course, went to debtor's prison. With an Autograph Document unsigned (purchased from Joe Rubinfine in 1981), 2½ pages, n.p., n.d. Manuscript notes in Clymer's hand of interviews with witnesses in a legal action involving diversion of a stream on property owned by Clymer. About 400 words. Transcript of AD included. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,500. Purchased from Robert Batchelder in 1986. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $3,658
Lot 11		Ellery, William (1727-1820) Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Rhode Island. Autograph Document Signed, one page, 8½ x 6½ in., Newport, May 4, 1793. An acknowledgement: "Be it hereby remembered that We have paid our respective proportions of the expence attending the surveying & dividing of our Lands in Hopkinton & Richmond & do severally acquit and discharge one another of all Demands of either against the others or either of the others on that account. William Ellery signed, as did Benjamin Ellery, Sam Vernon Junr., Christ Ellery, and Asher Robbins. William Ellery also wrote the docket. Marginal chipping, else fine. Estimated Value $600 - 800. Purchased from Remember When Auctions in 1995. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $378
Lot 12		Floyd, William (1734-1821) Signer of the Declaration of Independence from New York. Autograph Letter Signed ("Wm Floyd"), two pages, 8 x 6¼ in., New York, March 7, 1786. Floyd, who was a major general during the Revolution, writes to General John Smith, a New York State Senator and a member of the New York Legislature, about the activities of the New York State Assembly: "The bill for the emition of a paper currency has been debated in the Assembly….We have got a land bill…that is to vendue the lands purchased of the Indians last summer and to allow of locations on some other lands within this State." He closes with a comment on the pending militia bill, now before the Assembly: "I believe [it] will pass, and however imperfect it may be yet, it may be better than none." Some wrinkling and minor breaks at one fold on first page; integral address page is wrinkled and gouged at one margin due to seal tear. With transcript. Floyd is rare in ALS; the last one listed by ABPC was sold in 1984. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. Purchased from Walter R. Benjamin Autographs in 1981. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $2,714
Lot 13		Franklin, Benjamin (1706-90) Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Pennslyvania. Document Signed ("B. Franklin") as President of the Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, one page, vellum, 13 ½ x 15¾ in., Philadelphia, Oct. 26, 1787. A land grant to Bernard Preston for "a certain tract of land called 'Spicewood Vale' situate on the waters of Pidgeon Creek in Washington Country." The document is yellowed overall with brown staining in two vertical columns at center and right of the text, a couple of small fold breaks and edge chips; seal is intact but folded. In spite of the blemishes, Franklin's signature is strong and dark. Franklin is scarce. With a Manuscript Receipt dated Dec. 5, 1772, written and signed by William Hall, which mentions Franklin & Hall twice, being a receipt to Thomas Penrose for payment of the Pennsylvania Gazette and "sundry Advertisements," 2¾ x 6 in. Benjamin Franklin and David Hall were partners in the printing business; they printed the Pennsylvania Gazette. (Please note that there is another Franklin Document Signed in the Colonial and Revolutionary America section.). Estimated Value $4,000 - 6,000. Purchased from Robert Batchelder in 1982. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $7,670
Lot 14		Gerry, Elbridge (1744-1814) Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Massachusetts. Autograph Letter Signed ("E. Gerry") as Governor of Massachusetts, 1½ pages plus integral address leaf (which is inlaid), Boston, Feb. 22, 1810. To Hon. Joseph Varnum, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Washington. Gerry complains that "The unfortunate grants of the Georgia lands, to grantees, charged with perfidy & fraud in obtaining them for themselves, have involved in misfortune a number of the respectable inhabitants of this Common-Wealth; most of whom are well known to yourself as well as to me: & moreover, have inferred on them severe strictures, for having speculated in those lands, - both these results have given me pain; the first, in consequece of the injuries sustained by a number of worthy members of society & their families: the last, in consequence of the unmerited wounds given to the feelings of those who have purchased in this state, under the original grantees, & who, I have every reason to believe, made those purchases without the remotest suspicion of the fraud alluded to…." One small fold split, else fine. With transcript. Elbridge Gerry is rare. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,500. Purchased from Paul Richards in 1982. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,416
Lot 15		[Gwinnett, Button] Lachlan McIntosh (1727-1806) Revolutionary War general who killed Signer Button Gwinnett in a duel which took place on May 16, 1777. McIntosh recovered from the wound he received but Gwinnett died of his wounds three days later. Autograph Letter Signed ("Lachn. McIntosh"), one page, 6 x 7¾ in., Skidway Island (Georgia), Oct. 24, 1786. To his son "Jack" in Savannah, regarding a visit to Skidway and arrangements to pick him up at "the point." In part, "I desired Bolt to tell you that I would have a canoe at the point for you Saturday & this evening--Peter was waiting there last night till after dark….I sent him this morning again…" He adds a note, "Pray get informed when the Jamaica vessel sails &c., put your cousin John in mind of gratifying as a magistrate before he leaves town." Very good; some bleed-through, but quite legible and both text and signature are strong. After the duel with Gwinnett, General George Washington feared that McIntosh would be harmed by Gwinnett's supporters and called McIntosh to join him at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, where he spent the harsh winter of 1778, then was assigned to the command of the Western Department. McIntosh led an expedition against Britain's Indian allies in the Ohio Valley and established two forts, Fort Laurens and Fort McIntosh, which helped solidify American control of the Northwest after the Revolution. In October 1779, McIntosh was part of the unsuccessful attempt to retake Savannah from the British, and in the spring of 1780, he was taken prisoner during the failed effort to defend Charles Town. He was relieved of duty by the Continental Congress but later cleared of all charges. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,652
Lot 16		Hall, Lyman (1724-90) Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Georgia. Document Signed, one page, 2¾ x 8 in., Savannah, Sept. 8, 1783. Directed "To any Court for granting Lands &c within this State," Hall certifies that "Lieutenant Christopher Hillary of Georgia Line is entitl'd to one hundred acres of Land as a boun[ty] from this State, and also to one hundred acres by resolution [of] Congress, which makes Two hundred acres." Professional repairs include paper replacement at left margin affecting two words of text; a vertical fold, reinforced on verso, passes through the "L" in "Lyman." Document is lightly affixed at left edge to heavier 5½ x 9½ in. paper for display purposes. Documents Signed by Lyman Hall are very rare. The last one listed on ABPC was sold in 1986. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000. Purchased from The Rendells Inc. in 1982. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $6,195
Lot 17		Hancock, John (1737-93) Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Massachusetts. He was President of the Continental Congress (May 1775-Oct. 1777) during the debates about and the signing of the Declaration. Autograph Note Signed, one page plus integral leaf, 7¾ x 6½ in., Boston, Jan. 24, 1766. Hancock pens: "I consent to allow Mr. Boyd for the work mention'd above at the price specified above & will settle it with him when I go to Worcester in spring. Boston 24 Jany 1766 / John Hancock." Andrew Boyd had done some work on Hancock's late uncle's farm in Worcester, which Timothy Paine and John Chandler viewed at Mr. Boyd's request. They sign that they "have viewed one hundred and one Rods & an half of Stone Wall (Including four Places Left in it for Barrs)…and are of opinion that he ought to be allowed for the same after the Rate of Five Shillings p Rod…." Another man, T. Paine, certifies that he was present and assisted in the measure of the wall. Very Good; normal age toning and light foxing at left margin; one tiny piece of tape on verso of Hancock's ANS, which is very boldly penned and signed. John Hancock inherited the estate of his uncle Thomas, making him a very wealthy man. Hancock is scarce. Estimated Value $3,000 - 5,000. Purchased from Seaport Autographs in 1982. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $2,832
Lot 18		Harrison, Benjamin (1726-91) Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Virginia. Document Signed ("Benj Harrison") as Governor, one page, 4 x 6 in., Council Chamber (Virginia), April 12, 1783. Harrison certifies that "William Cole is intitled to the proportion of land allow'd a private of the State Cavalry, inlisted for the war, for three years service…." The document is also signed by Thomas Meriwether. Toning and small edge tear at lower margin, affecting nothing. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. Purchased from Walter R. Benjamin Autographs in 1984. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $738
Lot 19		Hart, John (1711-79) Signer of the Declaration of Independence from New Jersey. A Colony of New Jersey note Signed by Hart. Dated March 25, 1776, the note is for 18 pence (one shilling and six pence). Also signed by Robert Smith and John Stevens Jr. "To counterfeit is Death" is printed on verso. Very good; expected wear. Like many of the Signers, Hart's property was looted by the British during the war and he was forced to hide for a time. From June 22 to 24, 1778, at Hart's invitation, 12,000 members of the American army encamped on his farm and Washington held his famous Council of War nearby. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $679
Lot 20		Hewes, Joseph (1730-79) Signer of the Declaration of Independence from North Carolina. Autograph Document Signed "Hewes & Smith" twice, once in the title and once at the conclusion, one page, 13 x 8 in., n.p., Oct. 16, 1777. "A Schedule of the Taxable Property of Hewes & Smith…" lists land, houses, a plantation, and twelve slaves, listed as "Negroes Viz Charles, Anthony, Ross, Harry, Peter, Frank, Peter, Jack a mulatto, Isaac -- do. [also a mulatto Boy], Joe--[also a mulatto boy], Penny a Wench, Ara a Child." Below the slaves, in the same column, he lists 9 horses, 2 cows, and a calf. At the end of the list he adds the name of Joe, a free mulatto man whose tax they are to pay. He also lists stock in trade which he supposes (having only had one day's notice to prepare this list) to be worth about £10,000. Fine condition; boldly penned and signed. Hewes and his partner, Robert Smith, owned a very successful mercantile business. Hewes was appointed head of the Naval Committee in 1776 and gave his ships over to the use of the Continental Navy, thus serving as the first (untitled) Secretary of the Navy until his death. Hewes is very rare. Estimated Value $4,000 - 6,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $6,785
Lot 21		Heyward, Thomas, Jr (1746-1809) Signer of the Declaration of Independence from South Carolina. Partly-printed Document Signed ("Thos Heyward, Jun.") as Governor, one page, 8 x 13 in., Charleston, Aug. 14, 1787. A summons for Robert Shand to appear before justices of the Court of Common Pleas in a case concerning trespassing. Verso has notations in various hands regarding the case. Heyward's large signature is under the paper and wax seal at upper left. Light toning, else fine. Heyward is scarce. (See also in this section the Edward Rutledge Document Signed, which is also signed by Heyward.). Estimated Value $600 - 800. Purchased from The Rendells Inc. in 1980. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $797
Lot 22		Hooper, William (1742-90) Signer of the Declaration of Independence from North Carolina. Document Signed ("Wm Hooper") as Deputy Attorney General, one page, 11 x 7¼ in., Salisbury, NC, Sept. 5, 1768. An indictment of William Theuwyllen for armed assault against John Jenkins, beating, wounding, and ill treating him "so that his Life was greatly dispaired and…did other wrongs…to his great Damage and against the peace of God and our Sovereign Lord the King his Crown and Dignity." Very good; damp stain down left margin, toning, some edge chipping, and show-through from notations on verso, none of these affecting Hooper's signature. Hooper is very rare. An early Loyalist, Hooper changed his allegiance by 1773 to the American cause. In 1774, he wrote a letter to his friend, James Iredell, predicting that the colonies would soon become independent and "ere long build an empire upon the ruins of Great Britain." Estimated Value $3,500 - 4,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $2,530
Lot 23		Hopkins, Stephen (1707-85) Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Rhode Island. Document Signed ("Step. Hopkins"), one page, 13 x 8 in. (Providence), Aug. 25, 1760. A deed from Hopkins to his son George, giving him "one moiety or half part of a certain tract or parcel of land lying in said Providence and in that part of it called the Neck, containing by estimation twenty four acres…." Hopkins signed beside his red wax seal. There are several old tape repairs in left margin and one underscoring Hopkins' signature; also, edge chipping and several edge tears at folds; integral docket leaf is present but separated. Condition is good. Accompanied by a transcription. As early as 1764, Hopkins spoke out on the rights of the colonies, publishing a pamphlet, "The Rights of the Colonies Examined." He suffered from cerebral palsy, causing his hand to tremble when he signed the Declaration of Independence. He is said to have commented, "My hand trembles, my heart does not." Hopkins is rare. Estimated Value $500 - 600. Purchased from Robert Batchelder in 1981. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $408
Lot 24		Hopkinson, Francis (1737-91) Signer of the Declaration of Independence from New Jersey. Letter Signed ("Fras Hopkinson"), one page plus integral address leaf, 9 x 7¼ in., Philadelphia, July 28, 1784. To B[enjamin] Chew, who was Attorney Gerneral of Pennsylvania and had been a teacher of Hopkinson's in the law. In part: "I was in hopes that you might e'er this have laid your Hands on the Papers respecting my mother's Claim to a Tract of Land on Black-Bend Creek….My intention is…to apply to the House of Assembly during their present sessions. I make no doubt but they will restore my title, if I can prove that the deficient link or links of the claim were destroyed by fire in the Office of Records…." Fine condition. With transcription. Hopkinson is scarce. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,250. Purchased from Robert Batchelder in 1982. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,298
Lot 25		Huntington, Samuel (1731-96) Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Connecticut. He served as President of the Continental Congress (September 28, 1779 to February 28, 1781); after the Articles of Confederation were ratified, he was technically the first President of the United States of America (March 1-July 6, 1781). Autograph Document Signed ("Saml. Huntington") as Justice of the Peace, four lines on the verso of a deed by which Phineas Wood sells land to Capt. Elijah Backus, both of Norwich, 12¼ x 7¾ in., New London/Norwich, April 17, 1769. Huntington writes, "Phineas Wood the Signer and Sealer of the above and foregoing Instrument personally appearing Acknowledged the same to be his free act and Deed." Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. Purchased from Walter R. Benjamin Autographs, Inc. in 1984. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $496
Lot 26		Huntington, Samuel. Partly-printed Autograph Document Signed in the text once as "Samuel Huntington," twice as "Huntington," and in the docket as "Saml. Huntington," one page, 12¼ x 7¾ in., Norwich, June 22, 1787. Over 150 words in Huntington's hand on this deed whereby Samuel Gifford sells 20 acres in Norwich to Huntington. The document has been inlaid, else fine. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. Purchased from Seaport Autographs in 1982. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $472
Lot 27		Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826) Author and Signer of the Declaration of Independence; third President of the United States. Document Signed ("Th: Jefferson") as President, one page, vellum, 14½ x 12½ in., Washington, July 18, 1801. A land grant of 1,000 acres to the heirs of deceased Revolutionary War officer, Capt. Pleasannt Cocke, who served in the "Virginia Line on Continental Establishment" for three years. Paper seal is present. Countersigned by Secretary of State James Madison. Normal folds, age toning, and minor edge chips; text is a little light but Jefferson's signature is large and of medium boldness. (Please note that there is another Jefferson Document Signed in the Colonial and Revolutionary America section.) On June 11, 1776, the Second Continental Congress appointed a "Committee of Five" to draw up a declaration of independence. The members of the committee were John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Robert R. Livingston, and Roger Sherman. Jefferson was chosen to write a rough draft. From June 11 to June 28, 1776, he worked on the draft, drawing heavily on George Mason's Virginia Declaration of Rights and on his own work on the Virginia Constitution. Twenty-six changes were made before the actual draft was given to the Continental Congress, whose delegates edited the draft from July 2 to July 4. On July 4, they met in the Pennsylvania State House (now Independence Hall), in Philadelphia, and approved the Declaration of Independence. Estimated Value $4,000 - 6,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $4,484
Lot 28		Lee, Francis Lightfoot & Thomas Nelson, Jr. Lee (1734-97) and Nelson (1738-89) Signers of the Declaration of Independence from Virginia. Partial Document Signed by Francis Lightfoot Lee ("Francis Lee") and Thomas Nelson ("Tho Nelson Jr"), 4½ x 15 in., n.p., n.d. A deed whereby Thomas Nelson, and William Diggers and his wife Elizabeth sell property to David Jameson. Francis Lee signs as a witness to the transaction. Both Francis Lightfoot Lee and Thomas Nelson, Jr. are very rare. In 1776, Francis and his brother Richard Henry, attended the Second Continental Congress as delegates from Virginia. They were the only two brothers to sign the Declaration of Independence. Francis signed on August 2, 1776 (Richard would sign on Sept. 4th). Thomas Nelson was a wealthy Virginia planter. He also represented Virginia at the Second Continental Congress in 1775 at Philadelphia but resigned from Congress in 1777 because of ill health. Once his health was restored, he was appointed brigadier general and commander in chief of Virginia's forces at the battle of Yorktown. Cornwallis had made Nelson's home his headquarters and Nelson's artillery was firing over his home in order not to damage it. When Nelson realized this, he offered a reward to the first gunner to hit his home; a cannon ball still lodged in the wall is evidence of the success of that effort. Nelson succeeded Thomas Jefferson as governor in 1781. (See also another Thomas Nelson, Jr. Document Signed in this section.) Both Lee and Nelson are very rare. Estimated Value $10,000 - 12,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $19,175
Lot 29		Lee, Richard Henry (1732-94) Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Virginia. Partial Autograph Document Signed in the text, 4½ x 8¾ in., Fauquier County, May 24, 1764. Over 150 words in Lee's hand, a portion being, "…pay the quit rents and land tax lawfully demandable for the premises, and plant and keep under a sufficient fence one hundred apple trees and also build a dwelling house sixteen feet square and a tobacco house twenty four feet long by twenty feet wide…." Very good; overall toning, small fold splits and marginal chips. Boldly penned and signed. Richard Henry Lee is rare. At the Second Continental Congress, on June 7, 1776, it was Lee who proposed the dissolution of all ties with Great Britain; the motion was seconded by John Adams. Lee served as President of the Congress for the term of 1784-85. Although he was elected to the Constitutional Convention, he would not attend because there was no bill of rights. He resigned from Congress in 1792, one year year after the Bill of Rights was incorporated into the Constitution. Estimated Value $2,000 - 3,000. Purchased from Robert Batchelder in 1981. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,180
Lot 30		Lewis, Francis (1713-1802) Signer of the Declaration of Independence from New York. Autograph Document Signed ("Fran. Lewis & Son"), 1¾ x 6¼ in., Aug. 5, 1772. A receipt acknowledging 30 pounds 11 pence from William Thomas--Gardener. Clearly signed in black ink. Laid to 2¼ x 6¾ in. card stock. Lewis was a wealthy New York businessman who supported the revolution; as a result, his home was burned by the British and his wife hauled off to prison. She was exchanged for two Tory women whom Washington ordered seized but her health was ruined and she died within two years. Lewis soon retired from politics. Francis Lewis is very rare. Estimated Value $3,000 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $4,425
Lot 31		Livingston, Phillip (1716-78) Signer of the Declaration of Independence from New York. Letter Signed ("Phil. Livingston"), with holograph closing, "I am Sir, your Most obedt. servant," 9 x 7½ in., New York, Feb. 19, 1772. To Mr. Elliot, saying, "The concerned in the Westerhook patent are…all ready to pay their Quit Rents but that they may not be obliged to pay more than they owe it will be necessary that Mr. Kennedys books be posted up…." Light age wear, else fine. It was in Livingston's home in Brooklyn Heights, New York, that General Washington held a council of war with the other American officers and decided to retreat from Long Island. When the British occupied New York, they used Livingston's home as a Royal Navy hospital and confiscated his business interests. Livingston is rare. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. Purchased from Robert Batchelder in 1982. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $944
Lot 32		McKean, Thomas (1735-1817) Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Delaware. Document Signed ("Thos M:Kean") as Governor of Pennsylvania, vellum, 11¾ x 20½ in., Philadelphia, May 26, 1806. A land grant for 1,099 acres of land called "Lago Negro" in Tioga County. Countersigned by T[imothy] Matlack, who engrossed the Declaration of Independence. McKean served as President of Congress from July 10-November, 1781. He wrote the constitution for Delaware and was the only Signer to serve as chief executive of two states: Delaware and Pennsylvania. Beautiful paper and wax seal; minor stains at right margin, otherwise an especially attractive document. Estimated Value $300 - 500. Purchased from American Vignettes in 1981. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $354
Lot 33		Morris, Lewis (1726-98) Signer of the Declaration of Independence from New York. Autograph Letter Signed, two pages, Morrisania, Nov. 9, 1788. An excellent content letter to his son Lewis, Jr.,who was living in South Carolina and who had serious health problems. Trying to persuade his son to return to New York, he describes a 143 acre island available near New York City which could be had for 1600 pounds, and adds, "I am old and all my children except Sally have left me….This place has not been so healthy since the war as it has been this summer….Gouverneur [Lewis' brother and one of the writers and signers of the U.S. Constitution] is now at Morrisania…I am told in a few days he is to sail for Europe [he went on business in 1789, then served as Minister Plenipoteniary to France 1789-92]….Mrs. [Robert] Morris of Phila. walks instead of being drove in a coach of four….Our legislator[s] meet this winter at Albany…where it is absolutely necessary I should be in order to support the Federal party, for by my going we shall have a majority in the Senate…." Tight margins with edge chips affecting a few letters; center fold is separating and there are a couple of small fold separations at margins. Very boldly penned and signed. The British offered to spare Morris' home if he would vote against independence but he refused and he and his family had to flee for their lives. Lewis Morris is rare. Estimated Value $3,000 - 5,000. Purchased from Paul Richards in 1981. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $3,304
Lot 34		Morris, Robert (1734-1806) Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Pennsylvania. Autograph Letter Signed ("Rob Morris"), one page plus integral address leaf, 11 x 8 in., Philadelphia, Jan. 19, 1803. To Joseph Hopkinson, in part: "Hearing that you are attending a Court at Easton I take the liberty to enclose herein a mortgage [not present] by Garrett Cottringer to James M. Marshall of some lands in Northampton, which ought to have been put upon record long since but having been neglected untill the time required by law had run out….If you will also be so good to pay the cost I will call on you when you return and reimburse you with thanks…." Fine except for a couple of tiny holes caused by the iron gall in the ink Morris used. A second document, neither signed by Morris nor in his hand, is a record of land transactions having to do with Morris and the Gratz family, as well as the Hollingsworths and others, circa 1786-94. Robert Morris is often called the "Financier of the Revolution." As Superintendent of Finance, he managed the economy of the fledging country and, although a civilian, was second in power only to General George Washington. After the war, he became involved in land speculation and, unable to pay his debts, ended up in debtors' prison. Morris signed not only the Declaration of Independence, but also the Articles of Confederation and the U.S. Constitution. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. Purchased from The Rendells Inc in 1980. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $974
Lot 35		Morton, John (1724-77) Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Pennsylvania. Autograph Document Signed thrice, 3 pages, 13½ x 9 in., Ridley Township, Pennsylvania, April 6, 1764. A deed setting out the evaluation of appraisers John Morton and John Justis of 2¾ acres of land (marsh land on Hay Island in the Township of Darby) left by Conrad Nethermardt, father of Luke. Luke was required to have the property appraised, then to pay his pro rata share to his three sisters. This deed is between Luke and his wife Margaret and George Grantham, who is buying 141 perches of land from them. Morton signs once as Justice of the Peace, with a red wax seal, and twice as a witness. All signatures are on page three. Pages one and four have been silked, else fine. On July 2, 1776, two members of the Pennsylvania delegaton, John Dickinson and Robert Morris, were absent on purpose to avoid the vote for independence, and two others (Thomas Willing and Charles Humphreys) voted against independence. Since each colony could cast only one vote, a consensus had to be reached. Morton voted with Benjamin Franklin and James Wilson for independence, thus putting Pennsylvania in the "yea" column. Morton is scarce. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,500. Purchased from Walter R. Benjamin Autographs, Inc. in 1980. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $856
Lot 36		Nelson, Thomas, Jr. Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Virginia. Document Signed, one page, 11¼ x 15¾ in., York County, Virginia, March 18 1784. Indenture by which Nelson and his wife sell to Nathaniel Nelson for five shillings Virginia Money "all that Lott of Land lying and being in the Town and County of York and known by Numbers…as appears in the plan of the said Town…." Folds expertly reinforced on verso with paper strips; some uneven toning, otherwise, a choice specimen. Accompanied by a transcript. Thomas Nelson was a wealthy Virginia planter. He represented Virginia at the Second Continental Congress in 1775 at Philadelphia but resigned from Congress in 1777 because of ill health. Once his health was restored, he was appointed brigadier general and commander in chief of Virginia's forces at the battle of Yorktown. Cornwallis had made Nelson's home his headquarters and Nelson's artillery was firing over his home in order not to damage it. Nelson offered a reward to the first gunner to hit his home; a cannon ball still lodged in the wall is evidence of the success of that effort. Nelson succeeded Thomas Jefferson as governor in 1781. (See also in this section the Francis Lightfoot Lee Document Signed, which is also signed by Nelson.) Nelson is very rare. Estimated Value $15,000 - 20,000. Purchased from Paul Richards in 1981. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $24,780
Lot 37		Paca, William. Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Maryland. Document Signed ("Wm Paca") as Governor, vellum, one page, 9¾ x 12 in., June, 1785. A grant for 4 ¼ acres in Baltimore County to John Cockey Owings, the assignee of Edward Worm, who had been granted 50 acres "out of the Proprietary Land Office according to the Conditions of Plantation…and the right of the Proprietary long now vested in The State of Maryland…." The Maryland state seal is attached by a ribbon to the lower edge. Age yellowing and a horizontal cut which runs diagonally through the document and affects Paca's signature; the document is held together by an old tape repair on verso. Script and signature are somewhat faded. Signed during Paca's last term as Governor. Accompanied by a transcript. (See also in this section the Samuel Chase Document Signed, which is signed twice by Paca). Paca was elected to the First Continental Congress in 1774 and served until 1778, when he was appointed Chief Justice of Maryland. In mid-May of 1776, the people of Maryland passed a resolution prohibiting their delegates from voting for independence; however, the restrictions were withdrawn in June and Paca and the other delegates from Maryland voted for the Declaration of Independence. Paca is rare. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. Purchased from Robert Batchelder in 1995. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $679
Lot 38		Paine, Robert Treat (1731-1814) Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Massachusetts. Document Signed ("Rob Treat Paine") as Attorney General of Massachusetts, one page, 17¼ x 11 in., Northampton, Mass., Feb. 2, 1781. Confiscating the property of Thomas Beaman, a Loyalist, according to the Absentee Act. Treat. Fine condition; one small area under "Treat" of dark show-through from the docket. An attractive document. Estimated Value $500 - 600. Purchased from The Franklin Autograph Society in 1981. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $738
Lot 39		Penn, John (1740-88) Signer of the Declaration of Independence from North Carolina. Document Signed by Penn as attorney for the plaintiff, one page, 4½ x 9½ in., Granville County, Aug. 2, 1785. To the county sheriff, ordering the arrest of Harris Hicks on a charge of trespass. Penn also filled in the day "2nd…August" and initialed "J.P." under the docket, below the notation that Harris was not found. Toning and a few edge chips. Accompanied by a second Document Signed with intitials ("J.P. atto") as attorney, under the docket, one page, 9 x 7 in., Granville County, May 2, 1785. Penn signed on the verso of an order to attach the estate of Abraham Mitchel for failure to pay £20 damages. Penn moved to North Carolina from Virginia in 1774 and was elected to the Continental Congress in September 1785 to fill the vacancy left by Richard Caswell. Penn served continuously in Congress 1775-80, and in 1778 he signed the Articles of Confederation. In 1780-81, he was the most powerful member of North Carolina's Board of War, and, as such, controlled the state at the time Cornwallis invaded. Penn was responsible for supplying Continental forces under General Nathanael Green, as well as Francis Marion's guerilla fighters. John Penn is very rare. Estimated Value $4,000 - 6,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $4,248
Lot 40		Read, George (1733-98) Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Delaware. Autograph Document Signed ("Geo: Read"), 4 pages, 15¼ x 9½ in., N[ew] Castle, Aug. 19, 1786. Concerning the matter of the will of Capt. Henry O'Hara of Appoquimack, Delaware, recently deceased. There are many questions arising from the will, and Read answers each of them separately, including what is to be done with what was left to O'Hara by his grandmother, who recently predeceased him, leaving him such articles as a silver snuffbox, a watch and some money. Another problem is a plot of land owed to another man by O'Hara in bond for a debt, and what is to be done with the grain on the land. Read opines on the probates of other wills in relation to this one. A remarkable legal document with well over 2,000 words in Read's hand. Normal toning, else fine. Accompanied by a transcript. On July 2, 1776, Read was the only member of the Second Continental Congress to vote against independence; however, he changed his mind before August 2 and signed on that day, along with most of the Signers. In 1787, the year after he wrote this document, Read represented Delaware at the Constitutional Convention, and signed the U.S. Constitution. Read is scarce. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. Purchased from Robert Batchelder in 1986. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,062
Lot 41		Rodney, Caesar (1728-84) Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Delaware. Autograph Document Signed as trustee, one page, 3 x 9¾ in., Dover, April 15, 1776. A receipt of payment of £40 principal and £30.1.3 in interest "in full discharge of the within Mortgage." Laid to slightly larger card stock. Fine. Rodney is scarce. The last Rodney ADS listed by ABPC was in 1999. When it came time to vote for independence, each colony only got one vote, so the delegates had to come to a consensus. Delaware had three delegates: Rodney, Thomas McKean, and George Read. McKean was for independence but Read was not. McKean sent a rider on a desperate mission to find Rodney, who was in south Delaware at that time. Rodney, upon hearing the state of affairs, jumped on his horse and rode through a miserable, rainy night to Philadelphia, arriving just in time to tip Delaware's vote to the "yea" column. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,500. Purchased from Walter R. Benjamin Autographs in 1984. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $2,832
Lot 42		Ross, George (1730-1779) Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Pennsylvania. Autogrraph Letter Signed ("Geo: Ross"), one page, 12¼ x 7¾ in., July 14, 1770. To Mr. Morris regarding the death of a Mr. Cameron, whose estate Ross evidently owed a debt--some £1100 or £1200. He told Mr. Gibson, who was taking inventory, about the "Pigg Iron & other demands," showed him the Bond he had from Mr. Cameron, and told him "what I thought of the Purchase of the Black Horse Tavern…." Arrangements were made to settle his debt. Very Good; faint dampstaining at top and bottom. Script and signature are a little light. Accompanied by a true copy of Ross' will in the hand of his executor. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,500. Purchased from Earl Moore Associates in 1984. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $767
Lot 43		Rush, Benjamin. Document Signed ("Benj:n Rush"), one page, 9½ 7¾ in., Philadelphia, March 20, 1813. An affidavit, sworn by Rush, that in 1795 he and his wife sold a parcel of land to one Robert Morris, the said Morris having died and the original deed was lost. In part: "…I Benjamin Rush of the City of Philadelphia Practitioner of Physick, hereby certify, that I owned the above described land, and together with Mrs. Rush conveyed the same by deed regularly executed…to the late Robert Morris Esqr. That on its being represented to me by the Trustees of the Asylum Company, that the said deed so made & executed was lost or mislaid and not to be found,…I together with Mrs. Rush executed and delivered a new conveyance & Release to the said Trustees dated the 20th July 1812, in order to supply the said lost deed, & for no other purpose…." The Robert Morris to whom Rush originally sold this land was almost certainly his colleague and fellow Signer. Morris (1734-1806) was one of the first major American financiers whose financial downfall came about when extensive land speculations in which he was engaged collapsed. Light toning, else fine. Bold signature. This affidavit was signed one month before Dr. Rush's death (April 19) during a typhus epidemic. Rush was a member of the Continental Congress in 1776 and 77 and signed the Declaration for Pennsylvania. He also served as Surgeon General of the Continental Army, was a member of the Pennsylvania constitutional ratification in 1787, and was treasurer of the U.S. Mint (1797-1813). He also wrote the first chemistry book in the U.S. Rush is rare. Estimated Value $3,000 - 4,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $3,068
Lot 44		Rush, Benjamin & James Wilson. Rush (1746-1813) and Wilson (1742-98) Signers of the Declaration of Independence from Pennsylvania. Autograph Document Signed ("Benjn Rush"), 1/3 page, 13½ x 8½ in., May 28, 1794. Written on the verso of a partly-printed Document Signed "James Wilson," Philadelphia, April 19, 1794. Wilson acknowledges receipt from the Land Office of Pennsylvania of a tract of 1,000 acres of land "within the last purchase made of the Indians east of the Allegany River and Conewango Creek," in consideration of five shillings specie paid him by Benjamin Rush of Philadelphia, "practitioner of physic." Below Wilson's signature appears a printed Document Signed by Edward Shippen (1728-1806), at the time Associate Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court (he became Chief Justice in 1799). Shippen signs that Wilson's witness, Edward Fisher, appeared before him and swore that he had personally seen Wilson sign the document. On the verso, Rush writes seven lines, acknowledging having received payment and adds, "I do hereby grant, and convey to Richard Stockton Esquire of Princeton New Jersey, all my right & title to the within described tract of land….In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 28th day of May 1794." Below Rush's statement is a further affidavit, written and signed by Andrew Geyer, alderman, and dated Oct. 23, 1830, stating that John C. Otto had appeared before him and had sworn that he was present when Rush signed the document. Light toning, else fine. An interesting document signed by two Signers and referring to the eponymous son of a third: Richard Stockton. Rush is rare. Wilson is scarce. Estimated Value $3,000 - 5,000. Purchased from Walter R. Benjamin Autographs, Inc. in 1986. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $3,894
Lot 45		Rutledge, Edward & Thomas Heyward. Rutledge (1749-1800) and Heyward (1746-1809) Signers of the Declaration of Independence from South Carolina. Document Signed by Edward Rutledge ("Ed. Rutledge Atty.) as attorney, and by Thomas Heyward, Jr. ("Thos Heyward Jun") as judge, one huge page, 23½ x 19 in., Saint Bartholomew Parish, Oct. 3, 1788. A deed of quit claim by which Ann Beresford renunciates her inheritance and dower, involving land in Saint Bartholomew Parish, and with her husband, Richard, releases the land to Spencer Mann, Nathaniel Russell, William Denscomb, Andrew Vos, and Jan Boner Graves. Several fold splits and a small triangular tear, all easily repaired; an otherwise attractive document. Accompanied by a transcript. (See another document signed by Heyward in this section). Both Rutledge and Heyward are scarce. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,475
Lot 46		Sherman, Roger (1721-93) Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Connecticut. Partly-printed Autograph Document Signed five times within the text, one page, 13 x 8 in., New Haven, July 24, 1767. A deed between Sherman and James Todd and his wife Martha, of New Haven, for three quarters of an acre of land. Much of the deed is printed but Sherman has filled in about 100 words of pertinent information. Overall toning, else fine. Roger Sherman was one of five men chosen to draft the Declaration of Independence. He was the only Signer to sign all four of the founding documents: the Articles of Association (1774), the Declaration of Independence (1776), the Articles of Confederation (1778), and the U.S. Constitution (1787). Sherman is scarce. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,250. Purchased from Robert Batchelder in 1982. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $738
Lot 47		Smith, James (1719-1806) Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Pennsylvania. Autograph Document Signed ("Jas Smith"), one page, 2¾ x 7½ in., n.p., May 1, 1790. A rent receipt for three pounds five shillings, received of Eliza Rankin, executor of John Rankin Esqr., by the hands of Jasper Yeates. Fine; show-through from small stains on docket, affecting nothing. Smith was elected to the Second Continental Congress on July 20, 1776 to replace a Pennsylvania delegate who did not want independence. Too late to vote for independence, Smith was nevertheless present on August 2nd for the formal signing of the Declaration of Independence, along with 49 of the other delegates. Smith is scarce. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. Purchased from Earl Moore Associates, Inc. in 1984. Mr. Moore bought it in 1981 from Charles Hamilton. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $649
Lot 48		Stockton, Richard (1730-81) Signer of the Declaration of Independence from New Jersey. Brief Autograph Document Signed ("Richd Stockton") on the verso of a true copy of a legal agreement dividing 6,000 acres of land in New Jersey between Richard Stockton, John Hind, and Ebenezer Cowel, 1 1/3 pages, Nov. 14, 1774. On page 2, below the names of the three parties involved in the division of land, Stockton wrote, "a true copy from the original compared by me Richd Stockton," followed by a paraph. It is a little light but legible and a very rare example of Stockton's autograph. The document has considerable age wear, toning, and a few faint stains; one old tape repair and a small fold split do not affect Stockton's text or signature. The integral leaf is lacking 1/6 of the sheet at lower left but the docket is intact. Accompanied by a transcript. After signing the Declaration for New Jersey, Stockton and George Clymer were appointed by Congress to tour Fort Ticonderoga, Saratoga, and Albany, New York. After returning home to Princeton, Stockton was taken prisoner on Nov. 30, 1776 by the British and treated harshly because he had signed the Declaration of Independence. Cornwallis occupied his home and all of his property was taken or destroyed. Although Gen. Washington managed to obtain an exchange for Stockton, he never recovered his health and he died in 1781. Estimated Value $2,000 - 3,000. Purchased from Robert Batchelder in 1982. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,180
Lot 49		Stone, Thomas (1743-87) Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Maryland. Document Signed ("T. Stone"), 2 pages, filed on May 26, 1772. A legal document regarding ownership of "one tract of land or parcel of plantable land (tobacco), lying and being in Charles County called Landal's Marsh and containing 200 acres…." The parties in the suit are Sarah Yates, represented by Stone, and Michael Branson. Browned with numerous repairs (japan paper) and small areas of paper loss affecting text, the largest being a 1½ x 1¼ in. section at upper right. On May 15, 1776, Stone voted in favor of drafting a declaration of independence, even though Maryland's delegates had been forbidden to do so (the restriction was lifted in June). He signed the Declaration on Aug. 2, 1776, along with most of the Signers. Stone was on the committee which drafted the Articles of Confederation. He served in the Maryland Senate (1779-85) and then retired to take care of his ill wife and their children. Stone is very rare. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. Purchased from The Rendells Inc in 1982. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $5,428
Lot 50		Taylor, George (1716-81) Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Pennsylvania. Born in Ireland, he indentured himself to ironmaster Samuel Savage, Jr. to finance his passage to America in 1736. In 1742, Savage died and Taylor married his widow, Ann. He managed Savage's two ironworks until Savage's son came of age in 1752. In 1755, Taylor formed a partnership to lease Durham Furnace in Upper Bucks County and Taylor became the ironmaster. About the same time, he entered public service. He served as a justice of the peace in Bucks County, then Northampton County, and in 1774 was elected to the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly. In July 1775, he was commissioned a colonel in the Third Battalion of the Pennsylvania Militia, and in August he secured a contract for cannon shot from the Pennsylvania Committee of Safety; Durham Furnace became the first ironworks in Pennsylvania to furnish munitions to the Continental Army. When independence was declared, five of Pennsylvania's delegates to the Continental Congress were forced to resign because they were Loyalists. Taylor was one of five replacements named by the Pennsylvania Assembly on July 20th; thus, on August 2, 1776, he affixed his signature to the Declaration of Independence. He served only seven months in the Congress, not being renominated in March 1777. Instead, he was appointed to Pennsylvania's Supreme Council, but ill health caused him to cut short his service. Taylor was one of only eight foreign-born Signers, the only one to have been indentured, and the only ironmaster among the group. Excessively rare Manuscript Document Signed ("Geo. Taylor"), one page, 13 x 8¼ in., n.p., Oct. 11, 1774. A "Memorandum of an Agreement…between George Taylor & Lewis Gordon of Northampton County of the one Part and Thomas Adams of Bucks County All in the Province of Pennsylvania of the other part…." Taylor and Gordon agree to sell five one-hundred-acre tracts of land in lower Smithfield Township for €150 "Money of Pennsylvania" per tract, for a total of 500 acres. The terms by which Adams is to pay are set forth. Taylor signs at lower right, by a paper seal, and adds "Self & Lewis Gordon." Gordon served with Taylor on Northampton's Committee of Observation and Comittee of Correspondence. Fold splits and marginal tears are repaired on recto, affecting somewhat the aesthetic appearance. A 2¾ x 4½ inch area in the lower left corner has been excised but can be matted out. Taylor's signature, which is quite bold, is not affected. Opportunities to purchase a document signed by Taylor very rarely appear. Estimated Value $25,000 - 30,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $28,320

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