RARE Autograph and Book Auction October 17th
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/17/2024
Handwritten indenture, signed as Justice of the Peace, transferring a farm in Tredyffrin, Chester Co., from Samuel to John Havard, Sept. 29, 1763; on vellum, The document is 17.5" x 23.5", presented in a shadowbox frame. In fine condition.
John Morton (1725 – April 1, 1777) was an American farmer, surveyor, and jurist from the Province of Pennsylvania and a Founding Father of the United States. As a delegate to the Continental Congress during the American Revolution, he was a signatory to the Continental Association and Declaration of Independence. Morton provided the swing vote that allowed Pennsylvania to vote in favor of the Declaration. Morton chaired the committee that wrote the Articles of Confederation, though he died before signing.
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John Morton, Pennsylvania Signer, DS, 1763
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