Lot 253
Randolph, Peyton (1721-1775), Virginia jurist, first President of the Continental Congress (1774-1775). Document Signed, 6¼ x 2¾ April 1, 1773. Signature as witness on a five-pound note drawn on the James River Bank of Virginia; also signed by Robert Carter Nicholas as the bank’s treasurer and faintly by John Blair; somewhat faulty but expertly silked on both sides and quite attractive.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
A RARE SIGNED DOCUMENT SIGNED BY RANDOLPH WHO DIED AT THE VERY BEGINNING OF THE BIRTH OF OUR NATION.
Blair was later a signer of the U.S. Constitution; Nicholas was the only member of the Virginia Assembly who voted against adoption of the Declaration of Independence.
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