Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Rhode Island (1707–1785) and a delegate to the Continental Congress. Manuscript DS, signed “S. Hopkins, Govr.,” one 6.25 x 2.5 page inlaid into a slightly larger sheet, May 13, 1763. A pay order issued to Thomas Vernon, postmaster at Newport, for the postage of two packets. Mild soiling (a few tiny spots) and slight trimming to bottom edge, otherwise fine condition. In his 1995 reference History Comes to Life, Kenneth Rendell places Hopkins’s autograph material into the “rare” category among the Signers. Auction LOA John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and R&R COA.
