Lot 1043
Clymer, George (1739-1813) A prosperous merchant and early supporter of American independence, he signed the Declaration of Independence representing Pennsylvania. He became a member of the Philadelphia Committee of Safety in 1773, and was elected to the Continental Congress 1776-1780. He served in the Pennsylvania Legislature, was a Revenue Officer, and a Federal Indian Commissioner. Elected to the first U.S. Congress in 1789, Clymer was co-treasurer of the Continental Congress. In 1791, George Washington appointed Clymer as head of Pennsylvania's excise department. Clymer was also the first president of the Philadelphia Bank and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.
ALS ("Geo. Clymer"), 2½pp, 9¾" x 8", Philadelphia, 1790 Sept. 2. To John Shippen, Esquire, enclosing legal documents (not present) regarding a Mr. Crop, who has made claims which cannot be verified. Clymer states that he has no recollection of "any circumstance concerning this 'tho a partner with him at the time of the alledged sale, and knowing besides all his private affairs…." Clymer details his efforts to determine whether there was any validity to Crop's claims and tells Shippen to "act as you please." The second (conjoined) sheet is inlaid and has a couple of small holes from ink erosion; some show-through from verso of the first sheet, else fine.
Estimated Value $800 - 1,000.
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