Lot 204
Chase, Samuel (1741-1811), Maryland signer of the Declaration of Independence, Supreme Court Justice. Impeached in 1804 for personal attacks on Thomas Jefferson (the only Supreme Court Justice ever impeached). Autograph Letter Signed, one page, 8 x 9½ Annapolis, November 14, 1796. To William Smallwood, President of the Maryland State Senate, in full:
"Sir: I beg the favour of you to inform the honourable the [sic] Senate, that since being elected a Senator of the State, I have accepted the appointment of Chief Judge of the General Court; and that having determined to continue in the Commission, at least during the present Session of the General Assembly, I therefore resign my Seat in the Senate, in order that the Representation of the People in that Branch of the Legislature may be full and complete. I have the Honour to be, with Great Respect & Esteem, Your Most Obedient Servant, Sam Chase"
Integral address leaf in Chase’s hand with Smallwood’s docketing: "Resignation of Sam Chase Esq.r". Fine condition with light toning and small erosion hole affecting two words of text, accompanied by an engraved portrait which has light foxing in the margins.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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