Lot 219
Lynch, Thomas, Jr. (1749-1779), South Carolina signer of the Declaration of Independence, farmer, politician. Signature "Lynch" on a 1 x 1¼ fragment with other text in Lynch’s hand, Very Fine condition mounted in a custom leather portfolio with an engraved portrait and an etching of the John Trumbull’s famous painting "Signing the Declaration of Independence".
Estimate 10,000 - 15,000
AFTER BUTTON GWINNETT, LYNCH IS GENERALLY CONSIDERED THE NEXT RAREST OF THE SIGNERS. HIS AUTOGRAPH IS VIRTUALLY UNKNOWN IN ANY FORM OTHER THAN A CLIPPED SIGNATURE.
Expertization: Charles Hamilton Certificate of Authenticity.
Lynch contracted a fever in 1775 while serving in the Continental Army and never fully recovered. In 1779 he sailed to France in hopes of regaining his failing health but was lost sea.
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