Signer of the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation as a representative of North Carolina (1741-1781). Partial ADS, signed “J. Penn Atto. for Plf.,” one page, 7.25 x 4.5, August 1, 1785. Manuscript subpoena form completed in the hand of John Penn, containing some 56 words in his hand, filed as the plaintiff's attorney in action for debt. Penn calls for "John Williams esq., John Mitchell & Phillis his wife, and Sauel Farrar Williams…executors of Williams & Williams " to answer to "Charles Duncan of a plea that they render to him sixty pounds sixteen shillings & six pence Virg'a Currency." Endorsed on the reverse in ink by Penn. In fine condition.
In his 1995 reference book History Comes to Life, Kenneth Rendell places John Penn's autograph material into the 'very rare' category among the Signers. Penn’s career, brief yet prolific, was punctuated by six years in Congress and as a signatory of the Halifax Resolves (the North Carolina Constitution), the Articles of Confederation, and the Declaration of Independence. His health diminished by the wear of his Congressional tenure, Penn died at the age of 47, shortly before George Washington took office as the first President of the United States.
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