notables Declaration of Independence Desirable Franklin document signed three months before the start of the Constitutional Convention of 1787
164. Benjamin Franklin Document Signed. Manuscript DS, signed “B. Franklin, Presid’t,” one page, 6.25 x 3, March 2, 1787. An endorsement from Benjamin Franklin as the President of Pennsylvania, in full: “Let a Commission issue as prayed for the directed to Matthew Clarkson, Matthew Mease, Peter Baynton and Richard Bache Esquires, or any four of three of them.” Signed boldly at the conclusion by Franklin. Cloth-matted and framed with a portrait and engraved plaque to an overall size of 19.75 x 17.5. In fine condition. Roughly three months after signing this endorsement, Franklin served as a delegate to the Philadelphia Convention, which was held from May 25 to September 17, 1787, in the old Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia. A desirable document from Franklin, the only Founding Father who is a signatory of all four of the major documents of the founding of the United States: the Declaration of Independence, the Treaty of Alliance with France, the Treaty of Paris, and the United States Constitution. Starting Bid $1000
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June 16, 2021 | NOTABLES
