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Adams, Samuel (1722-1803)., Brewer, Massachusetts delegate to the Continental Congress, organized the Boston Tea Party (1773), governor of Massachusetts (1793-1797).

DS, partly printed, 11" x 17", Boston, 1893 Oct 11. Appointment of one Benjamin Kimball of Harvard as Justice of the Peace for Worcester County, boldly signed "Saml. Adams" below seal of Massachusetts. Minor tiny splits along folds, Very Good, matted with full length portrait and engraved biographical plaque, framed to an overall 30" x 28".
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000

 
Realized $1,900



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