notables Declaration of Independence 127. Samuel Adams Signature.
Rare Revolutionary War-era signatures of Declaration signer Samuel Adams (“Sam’l Adams”) on a 6.5 x 3 slip clipped from the conclusion of a Massachusetts Supreme Executive Council document, also signed by fellow committee members Oliver Prescott, Henry Gardner, Moses Gill, Timothy Danielson, Dr. Joseph Gardner, Nathan Cushing, and others. In fine condition, with light toning to the central vertical fold. Accompanied by two engraved portraits of Adams, both with facsimile signatures. A unique grouping of important names from the American Revolution. Starting Bid $200
128. William Ellery Autograph Letter Signed. Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Rhode Island (1727-1820). ALS signed “Wm. Ellery Coll.,” one page, 7 x 12, 1798. Handwritten letter as Collector of the Port of Newport to District Attorney David L. Barnes, in part: “Inclosed is a Writ against Michael Macomber for not delivering upon his License to me within three days after the expiration of the time for which it was granted; not within three days from their first arrival within this district, if she were absent from it at the time her License ought by Law to have been given up in case she had been then within this district.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
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September 15, 2021 | NOTABLES
