Lot 181
Paine, Thomas (1737-1809), American pamphleteer, revolutionary, radical, inventor, and intellectual. Autograph Letter Signed, "T Paine", one page, 6¾ x 8¼ Borden Town [New Jersey], February 27, 1783. To Robert Morris, Pennsylvania signer of the Declaration of Independence, in full:
"I just now reached this place after a most troublesome and fatiguing journey, of bad weather and bad roads - and to add to the difficulties of it, I fell ill of a fever which detained me in a little Dutch house destitute of every convenience for ten days.
"I shall stay at this place a day or two and hope after that to see you well in Philadelphia - Please to present my compliments to Mr. G.- M.- [George Mason?] and Mr. Livingstone."
With integral address leaf in Paine's hand and docketed on same leaf in Morris' hand "Borden Town, 29 Feby. 1783, Thos. Paine Esqr." below which someone has penned "This is the hand writing of the Honl Robt Morris signer of the Decln".
Some minor foxing, mainly along left blank margin, which still bears the original wax seal, tiny piece of upper right hand corner missing, otherwise Fine.
Estimate 25,000 - 30,000
A MAGNIFICENT AND RARE LETTER LINKING TWO PROMINENT AMERICAN PATRIOTS.
An 1851 note of provenance, also written on the address leaf, states "This letter was presented to me by Miss Sally Morris, granddaughter of Robert Morris, & I have consented to part with it to Mr. Davies only with the view of rendering more perfect his collection of autographs. I have added to it also an original letter from John Jay. Hillsdale N.Y. Nov 1, 1851. [signed] Robert W. Landis".
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