Lot 39
FRANKLIN, BENJAMIN. 1706-1790.
Document Signed ("B. Franklin"), 1 p, oblong folio,
9 December 2015, 13:00 EST
New YorkUS$8,000 - US$12,000
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FRANKLIN, BENJAMIN. 1706-1790.
Document Signed ("B. Franklin"), 1 p, oblong folio, Philadelphia, June 29, 1787, being a land deed to James Hepburn for 400 acres, with red wax and white wafer seals, attested by James Trimble for John Armstrong, some toning at folds. Matted and in a double-sided frame.
Provenance: Sotheby's New York, Apr 29, 1980, lot 30.
Franklin at this time served as President of the Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (the equivalent of Governor), a post which he held for only three years. He here approves the deed for a tract of land called Antrim in Northumberland County to one James Hepburn. A fine Benjamin Franklin document on vellum.
Provenance: Sotheby's New York, Apr 29, 1980, lot 30.
Franklin at this time served as President of the Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (the equivalent of Governor), a post which he held for only three years. He here approves the deed for a tract of land called Antrim in Northumberland County to one James Hepburn. A fine Benjamin Franklin document on vellum.