Lot 17
Thornton, Mathew - Autograph Document Signed by a Signer of the Declaration of Independence (1714-1803) Signer of the Declaration of Independence from New Hampshire. Thornton was elected to the Continental Congress after the vote for independence. He arrived in Philadelphia in November 1776 and signed the Declaration for New Hampshire, some three months after most of the delegates had signed on August 2. Autograph document signed "Mathew Thornton" as "one of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for said Province,"on laid paper, 5¾ x 7½", Londonderry, New Hampshire, Sept. 6, 1765. An arrest warrant for Arthur Archibald, directing the sheriff and other law enforcement officers to apprehend him and "bring him Before me, to be Examined…& to be Dealt with as the Law Directs." Very good; a small red-wax seal remant remains; normal folds, toning, and one small hole at the end of the bold paraph underlining Thornton's signature. Matted with a 4½ x 3¼" image of Thornton and a small biographical plaque and framed to an overall size of 12¼ x 18". Matthew Thornton is rare. Estimate Value $1,800 - 2,000
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