Lot 8
Thornton, Matthew -- Document Signed by the Signer From New Hampshire (1714-1803) Physician; president of the New Hampshire Provincial Congress (1775), Speaker of the NH House of Representatives (1776); member of Continental Congress. He arrived in Philadelphia in November 1776 and was granted permission to sign the Declaration of Independence. Partly-printed document signed as Justice of the Peace, one page, 12x7", Londonderry, NH, Oct. 17, 1769. Thornton filled in the manuscript portion, writing that in consideration of five pounds two shillings paid by Archibald Murphy to George Murphy, George releases all claims forever to the premises and appurtenances of the estate which he sells to Archibald. Thornton signed that George Murphy appeared before him and acknowledges "the above written Instrument to be his voluntary Act and Deed." The document is written on laid paper and has some toning and a few pinholes at folds. Matthew Thornton is in the top half of Signers in scarcity. Estimated Value $1,000 - UP
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