Lot 126
Sherman, Roger -- Signer From Rhode Island (1721-93) Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Rhode Island; he was the only person to sign the Continental Association, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the Constitution. At the Constitutional Convention, he helped prevent the Convention from disintegrating by promoting the Connecticut Compromise, which provided for a bicameral legislature using a dual system of representation, establishing the basis of the present system of federal government.
Partly-printed document signed as Justice of the Peace, one page, 12¼ x 7¼", Litchfield County, New Milford, March 2, 1756. Sherman attests to the sell of land in New Milford to James Buck by Nathaniel Bostwick, Paul Welch, and Joseph Ferris, who are the proprietors of land in New Milford, commonly called Patronage Lands. Printed and written on laid, watermarked paper. A couple of old tape repairs to folds on verso. Print, script, and signature are all bold. Estimate Value $600 - UP
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