Handwritten endorsement, signed “J. Adams,” at the bottom of a partly-printed document, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, dated December 11, 1769. Document commands the Suffolk County Sherriff to summon William Cooper to the Inferior Court of Common Pleas concerning a suit brought by Mary Williams and his failure of payment. At the bottom Adams writes, “And the said William Cooper comes and defends &c and reserving Liberty of pleading anew at the Superior Court says the writing declared on is not his Deed.” Document is affixed to a mount along with a matted color portrait to an overall size of 16.5 x 32. Intersecting folds and some scattered staining, otherwise very good condition; the document appears to have been reassembled from three disjointed pieces, but has not been examined out of the frame. All of Adams’s writing and the signature are quite bold and pronounced and mostly unaffected by any physical flaws. Oversized. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.
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