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Lot 256: Edward Teller Signed Document 1793

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Lot  256: Edward Teller Signed Document 1793
<b>Autographs</b><hr><b>EDWARD TELFAIR, Revolutionary Patriot, Member of Continental Congress, Governor of Georgia.</b>
Document Signed 'Edwd. Telfair' as Governor of Georgia, 2 pages on laid paper, May 11, 1793, 12.5' x 13' and 10' x 8', Choice Fine. Being a land grant of 1,000 acres in Washington County to Israel Robinson. Telfair signed at the lower edge of the larger document, which is folded up over the smaller document and attached with a ribbon; the large hanging seal is not present, but its 'ghost' is around the edges. Telfair served on many Revolutionary War committees and was one of the party that broke open the magazine at Savannah and removed the powder. He was a delegate to the Continental Congress in 1778 and 1780-83, the latter year being a commissioner to treat with the Cherokees. In 1786 and again in 1790-93, he was governor of Georgia.