Lot 6
Harrison, Benjamin - Document Signed by the Declaration Signer as Governor of Virginia (1726-1791) American Revolutionary Leader. Member of the Virginia Legislature (1749-75); Virginia delegate to Continental Congress (1774-78); Signer of the Declaration; Governor of the State of Virginia (1782- 84). Manuscript document signed "Benj Harrison" as Governor of Virginia, one page, 16¾ x 14¼, Richmond, Sept. 1, 1783. Granting to John Green "a tract of land containing Four Hundred acres…in the County of Monongalia on the waters of Cheat River on a Run call Buffaloe Run adjoining land claimed by James Morgan…." Very good; written on laid, water marked paper, with overall toning and numerous old tape repairs to folds, which divide document into eight sections; separated at most folds with paper loss at intersections, but few words are affected. Nice paper and wax seal at lower left. Signature has one vertical fold through the "n" in "Benj" but is otherwise strong and clear. Handsomely matted with a small image of Harrison and a biographical plaque and framed to 24 x 26"; a few minor dings to frame can be easily touched up. Harrison's son, William Henry Harrison, became a famous general and the ninth President, albeit for only 32 days in 1841, and his eponymous great grandson became the 23rd President (1889-93). Estimate Value $600 - 800
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