Lot 27
Walton, George (1741-1804)., U.S. Judge, Georgia delegate to the Continental Congress.
MsDS, 7¾" x 12½", 4 pp., Richmond County, Ga. 1802 Aug 4. Complaint sworn before Walton as Judge of the Middle District of Georgia and ruling by Walton in favor of the plaintiff, one Benjamin Sims, against one Thomas Ruston, who had left Georgia for Pennsylvania owing Sims $166.86. The same document includes an order by Walton to the Sheriff of Montgomery County, Ga. to attach the estate of Thomas Ruston. Walton has signed the "Geo Walton" four times on the various sections (twice each on two of the four pages), three of them with short endorsements. Normal light aging and minor edge flaws, Very Good, a most unusual document.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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