Lot 32
Wythe, George (1726-1806)., U.S. judge and Virginia delegate to the Continental Congress.
ADS, 6½" x 8", Orange County, Va., 1748 March. Complaint filed by Wythe for a widow to collect a debt owed her late husband in order to settle his estate. Boldly signed "Wythe for the Pl." on verso, over 400 words in Wythe's amazingly precise writing hand, prepared ahead and with amounts filled in later, space left for signature of defendant's attorney is blank. Couple small nicks at left margin, otherwise Very Good.
Estimate 2,000 - 2,500
Wythe was a quiet abolitionist. He freed his slaves and provided them support. A young member of his family, upon hearing that Wythe had willed part of his estate to former slaves, attempted to poison said slaves, thereby enlarging his share of the estate. In doing so, he inadvertently also murdered Wythe. Wythe is one of the more difficult signers to obtain.
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| Realized $1,700 |
