Signer of the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation as a representative of North Carolina (1741-1781). Endorsement signature, “J. Penn att'o,” on the reverse of a partial manuscript legal document, one page, 6.25 x 6.5, 1783. Partial legal document from Warren County, North Carolina, ordering the sheriff to bring Henry Alston before "the Justices of our County Court." The document closes by describing the date as "the 7th year of American Independence, 1783." Boldly endorsed on the reverse by Penn as an attorney. In fine condition, with two minor chips to the bottom edge. In his 1995 reference History Comes to Life, Kenneth Rendell places Penn's autograph material into the 'very rare' category among the Signers. A fine example which notably makes mention of America's independence.
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