Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Delaware (1733-1798). Early autograph ink endorsement, one page, 6.5 x 7.75, December 3, 1752. Docket of a leaf which once contained a legal document concerning the case of Melchior Schultze & Adam Wink. The endorsement, penned by a 19-year-old Read, in full: “Please to Issue the above & You’ll Oblige, Your very Humble Serv’t, George Read Clk to Mr. Molland.” In very good to fine condition, with scattered light staining, and repairs to fold splitting and small areas of paper loss. A desirable pre-Revolutionary example.
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