May 11 Rare Autograph & Book Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 5/11/2023
This is a bill rendered by Hopkinson to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for his "one Qurter's salary as Judge of Admiralty": It is signed twice by Hopkinson and also signed by John Nicholson, Comptroller General Of Pennsylvania; on the verso is docket is the autograph of James Trimble.
Francis Hopkinson (October 2, 1737 – May 9, 1791) was an American Founding Father, lawyer, jurist, author, and composer. He designed Continental paper money and two early versions of flags, one for the United States and one for the United States Navy. He was a signer of the Declaration of Independence in July 1776 as a delegate from New Jersey.
With One of a Kind Collectibles LOA.
Francis Hopkinson DS from the Signer of New Jersey
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