[AUTOGRAPH LETTER, SIGNED, FROM SAMUEL HUNTINGTON AS GOVERNOR OF CONNECTICUT]

Huntington, Samuel

Verlag: Norwich, Ct, 1788

[1]p. Foxed, paper infill to replace paper loss from removal of wax seal, not affecting text except for one word of closing address. Backed on archival tissue. Good. Samuel Huntington, signer of the Declaration of Independence, writes as governor of Connecticut to an unidentified recipient regarding sending copies of Connecticut's state statutes to the newly formed federal government. He writes: "Sir, I am in want of thirteen setts or copies of all the statutes of this state which have been made & passed since the adjourned Assembly in 1784 January sessession [sic] that is, since the laws were revised. Those late statutes are wanted for use of the United States agriably to an Act of Congress. I wish to be informed as soon as may be whether you have them in print, not bound, & can supply me with thirteen sets of them." In addition to marking his place in history with his signature on the Declaration of Independence, Huntington also served as president of the Continental Congress, and was the third governor of Connecticut, serving for ten years until his death in 1796. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers WRCAM48548

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Titel: [AUTOGRAPH LETTER, SIGNED, FROM SAMUEL ...
Verlag: Norwich, Ct
Erscheinungsdatum: 1788