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Declaration of Independence: Roger Sherman

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Declaration of Independence: Roger Sherman

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Auction Date:2010 May 12 @ 10:00 (UTC-05:00 : EST/CDT)
Location:5 Rt 101A Suite 5, Amherst, New Hampshire, 03031, United States
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Connecticut (1721–1793) who was also the only man to also sign the Articles of Association, the Articles of Confederation, and the US Constitution. ADS, one page, 12.5 x 7.75, March 1772. Document titled “The Debenture of the Superior Court in the Feb & March Circuit 1772,” listing five judges receiving payment for 61 days of services. Judges listed are Chief Judge Matthew Griswold and Judges Robert Walker, Eliphalet Dyer, Roger Sherman, and William Pitkin. Signed under his entry, “Roger Sherman,” and also signed by Griswold, Walker, Pitkin, and Timothy Larrabe on behalf of Dyer. Document is also signed at the bottom by Justices of the Peace Richard Law and Declaration of Independence Signer Samuel Huntington. In very good condition, with intersecting folds, one vertical fold through a single letter of Sherman’s signature, scattered mild toning and soiling, and several ink blotches lightly affecting a few words of text. This very same document is illustrated on page 141 of Charles Hamilton’s 1983 book “American Autographs: Signers of the Declaration of Independence, Revolutionary War Leaders, President.” Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RRAuction COA.