Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Pennsylvania (1725–1777). Partly-printed DS, signed “John Morton, Speaker,” one page, 13 x 8.25, July 26, 1776. The Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly appoints George Waln as the “Second Major of the second Battalion of Associators in the County of Bucks for the Protection of this Province, against all hostile Enterprizes, and for the Defence of American Liberty.” Signed at the conclusion by Morton as the assembly speaker. Stamped in the upper left with the seal of Liberty, Safety, & Peace. In fine condition. Of the fifty-six delegates to the sign the Declaration of Independence, Morton earns the distinction as being the very first to die, an unfavorable credit which has since made his signature all the more rare and desirable. A remarkable document from the very month America was born. Pre-certified PSA/DNA.
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