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Lewis Morris Autograph Sold at Auction
Lewis Morris, one of the 56 men to sign the Declaration of Independence in 1776, is famous for declaring, “Damn the consequences. Give me the pen” when his brother warned him what might come from signing the defiant document. Morris had a career working as a judge before the revolution. During the revolution he was a member of the Philadelphia Congress and later became a member of the New York Senate.
At auction we sold a Lewis Morris autograph letter signed for $2,126. Please see lot details below.
Lewis Morris Autograph Letter Signed 1787
Autograph letter signed by Lewis Morris. Letter to Morris’ son regarding horses reads in part “…the female Sinsinatus. She grods [sic] amazingly, but in my opinion she will not do for the Turf, owing to her great size…the Bay Mare I think will be superior to anything in this Country…You will make out very well…” Signed by Morris with a dark bold signature. Letter is docketed on verso “From Genl Morris Feb. 87.” Document contains small area of paper loss to center left edge and slight edge tears. Overall excellent condition. Sold for $2,126.
Declaration of Independence Signer Lewis Morris Land Grant Signed — 17 September 1770
Land grant signed by Lewis Morris, Declaration of Independence Signer. Dated 17 September 1770 while Morris was a judge of the Admiralty Court in New York. Here, Morris awards a David Waldron of Harlem land in the outward neck of Manhattan (the Carnegie Hill area of present-day New York), to be sold by Antje Waldron and David Waldron to their grandson, William Waldron. Signed on verso by Lewis Morris as well as a Jonathan Landon and the Waldrons. Document measures 18″x 14″, with light toning, foxing and folds. Overall in very good plus condition. A fine example of Morris’ signature. Sold for $1,800.
We also sold the following documents autographed by other signers of the Declaration of Independence:
Declaration of Independence signer Lyman Hall document signed as Governor of Georgia, from Savannah, dated 5 September 1783. Hall is one of the rarest Declaration signers. Document grants 300 acres to a Captain John Lucas, according to the resolution of Congress from 16 August 1776. Inlaid document measures 8.5” x 6.5”. Paper loss along top left edge and tears along folds, repaired with inlaying. Also some discoloration. Lyman Hall signature is very bold. Accompanied by an engraving of Hall, and with a COA from University Archives. Sold for $6,250.
One of the Rarest Declaration of Independence Signers, Joseph Hewes Document Signed
Declaration of Independence signer, Joseph Hewes document signed with his full name, ”Joseph Hewes”, one of the rarest Signers. Guided by his Quaker beliefs, Hewes was actually not in favor of revolution against England, but supported independence as North Carolina’s representative to the Continental Congress. Dated 6 March 1775, partially printed legal document is additionally signed by Thomas Jones (who fills in portions of the document), Walter Ferguson, Robert Smith, Andrew Little, and Charles Bondfield. Document reads in part, ”NORTH-CAROLINA. / Know all men by their presents, that Mr. Walter Ferguson, Joseph Hewes, Robert Smith, Andrew Little & Charles Bondfield, all of Edenton in the Provence…are held and firmly bound unto Josiah Martin Esq. Governor Captain General & Commanding Chief…in the full and just sum of ten thousand pounds Proclamation Money; to be paid to the said Governor his successors or assigns: to the which payment well and truly be made, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors, and administrators, jointly and severally, firmly, by these Presents. Sealed with our seals and dated this 6th Day of March Anno Dom. 1775.” Single page measures 7” x 12”. Light uniform toning and minimal creasing, overall in near fine condition given age, with bold handwriting. Sold for $4,375.
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