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1786 Patrick Henry Signed Document

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:1,000.00 USD Estimated At:2,000.00 - 2,500.00 USD
1786 Patrick Henry Signed Document
<Our item number 136803><B>Henry, Patrick.</B> &#40;1736-99&#41; Radical exponent of the Revolutionary War, best known for his &#34;Give me liberty or give me death!&#34; speech; Governor of Virginia &#40;1776-79, 1784-86&#41;. Document signed &#40;&#34;P. Henry&#34;&#41; as Governor of Virginia, 1p, vellum, 13 x 14 in., Richmond, 24 April 1786. Granting 500 acres of land in Fayette County to James Trabue. The land bordered on property belonging to one John Mosby. Very good; overall wear with some translucence at lower edge, small fold hole at center and small loss to vellum at right margins, affecting a couple of letters of text. The signature is nice and bold. Framed to 17½ x 21½ inches. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;2,000 - 2,500. <BR><BR>Our item number 136803<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/49jpegs/136803.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>