Lot 19
Williams, William - Autograph Note Signed by a Connecticut Signer (1731-1811) American merchant and politician; signer of the Declaration of Independence from Connecticut. He fought in the French and Indian War and was a Revolutionary War patriot. In 1776, Williams was elected to the Continental Congress to replace Oliver Wolcott, who, certain that the vote for the Declaration would be affirmative, had returned home for an overdue visit. Williams arrived too late to vote for Independence, but signed the engrossed Declaration. He was appointed a member of the committee to frame the Articles of Confederation and in 1787, he attended the Hartford convention, where Connecticut ratified the Federal Constitution.
Autograph Note Signed "W. Williams" as Registrar, on a 1½ x 1 7/8" slip of paper cut from a letter or document. Williams notes in his hand, "Recd. & Recorded on Lebanon Records…p. 327 W. Williams Reg." His signature is preceded and followed by a paraph. Estimate Value $500 - 600
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