Adams opposed British colonial taxation. He urged people not to buy British goods and probably participated in the Boston Tea Party with the Sons of Liberty. Elected to both Continental Congresses, he was a Signer of the Declaration of Independence, yet refused to attend the Constitutional Convention. He later was Governor of Massachusetts. DS, one page both sides, 8 x 12.5, Commonwealth of Massachusetts letterhead, November 11, 1795. Governor Adams appoints William Walker as Judge of the Probate Court. Signed in black ink under the intact white paper seal, “Samuel Adams,” and countersigned on the reverse by John Avery. Intersecting storage folds and a bit of trivial light foxing, otherwise fine condition. LOA John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and R&R COA.
