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HOPKINS, STEPHEN (1707-85)# 7664
Signer of the Declaration of Independence – Rhode Island; Delegate to the Continental Congress – Rhode Island – 1774-76; Governor of the Colony of Rhode Island – 1755-57, 1758-62, 1763-65 & 1767-68
French and Indian War-Date Pay Order
War-Date Document Signed, 4 ¼” x 6 ¼”, a manuscript pay order “To Thos. Richardson, Esq[uire], Gen[eral] Treasurer,” The document is co-signed by Hopkins’ fellow committeemen, assigned the task of preparing for war with France, later known as The French and Indian War, 1754-63.
“Newport, [Rhode Island], May 12, 1755. Sir, Pay Mr. George Lanton Sixty nine pounds, six shillings & six pence (old Tenor) in full of his al[lotmen]t for the French mens boat & charge the same to the Colony. Step. Hopkins.”
The document is lightly and evenly toned, with clean paper separation along the center horizontal fold. The text of the document is unaffected by minor paper loss at the corners.
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JEFFERSON, THOMAS (1743-1826)# 6189
Third U.S. President - 1801-09
MADISON, JAMES (1751-1836)
Fourth U.S. President - 1809-17
Partial Document Signed, as President, “Th: Jefferson,” a 5 ¾” x 8 ½” portion of a four-language ship’s paper, issued at Baltimore, December 22, 1807. Countersigned by the Secretary of State, “James Madison.”
Several light creases, one passing through Jefferson’s signature, with paper loss in the blank left margin, well away from the signatures and text.
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JEFFERSON, THOMAS (1743-1826)# 6492
Third U.S. President - 1801-09
Autograph Note Signed, 3” x 6 ¼”, a personal, handwritten dinner invitation. Although the year is unstated, the note can probably be traced to 1814, one of only two years after Jefferson’s presidency when the seventh day of November fell on a Monday. The other was 1825, the final year of his life.
“Th: Jefferson asks the favor of Mr. Davis to dine at Monticello tomorrow (Tuesday). Monday, Nov. 7.”
Bearing light soiling and wear, along with several fold lines and creases, the note has been affixed to a 7 ¾” x 9 ¾” sheet, with the manuscript notation, “Thos. Jefferson, Signer Declaration of Independence & President U. States,” above. There is show-through of the recipient’s name, “Mr. Davis,” also in Jefferson’s hand, from the reverse.
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MORRIS, ROBERT (1734-1809)# 7667
British-Born American Merchant & Financier; Signer of the Declaration of Independence; Member of the Continental Congress – 1775-78; U.S. Senator – Pennsylvania – 1789-95
A Signer of the Declaration of Independence Writes from Debtor’s Prison
Autograph Letter Signed, 7 ½” x 9 ¾”, to business partner John Nicholson. Writing from debtor’s prison, the former U.S. Senator and “Financier of the Revolution,” recently bankrupted in the Panic of 1797, sends letters [not present] from General Forrest.
“…April 6, 1798. Jno. Nicholson. D[ea]r Sir, In order to prevent delay in Gen[era]l Forrest’s business I send herewith his sundry letters of the following dates. Feb[ruar]y 26 & 28th; March 1st; 9th; 11th; 11th; 27th & 27th. Last, when you have done with, you will return them to yours & c. Robt. Morris. PS. also one of the 27th Feby. to you.”
The letter is lightly and evenly toned, with staining at the middle and lower left. There is an old tissue repair to one of three horizontal folds on the reverse.
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RUTLEDGE, EDWARD (1749-1800)# 7564
Signer of the Declaration of Independence – South Carolina; Delegate to the Continental Congress – South Carolina – 1774-76; Captain in the South Carolina Militia – 1778-81; Governor of South Carolina – 1798-1800
Autograph Note Signed, on a 2” x 3” slip of paper, removed from a larger legal document.
“I appear for the Def[en]se in this Action. Ed. Rutledge, Att[orne]y, July 3, 1787.”
In excellent condition overall, the paper is lightly and evenly toned.
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WALTON, GEORGE (1749-1804)# 7665
Signer of the Declaration of Independence; U.S. Senator – Georgia – 1795-96; Governor of Georgia – 1789-90; Chief Justice of Georgia 1783-89
Document Signed, 8” x 12 ½”, Chatham County, Georgia, December 14, 1785, “Geo. Walton,” as Chief Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court, a manuscript legal document regarding the payment of a debt.
The document is evenly toned, with several stains and a few insignificant edge chips and tears. One word of text is affected by a small area of paper loss near the right edge, along the uppermost of three horizontal folds, another of which has been repaired on the reverse.
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WHIPPLE, WILLIAM (1730-85)# 7559
Signer of the Declaration of Independence – New Hampshire; Delegate to the Continental Congress – New Hampshire – 1775-79; Brigadier General of New Hampshire Militia – Revolutionary War
Signature, “Wm. Whipple,” on a ¾” x 2 ½” slip of paper, inlaid to a lightly toned 4 ½” x 7 ¾” page.
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