George Walton Manuscript Document Signed "Opinion Paper" February 29, 1785

Item Details

A manuscript document signed ‘opinion paper’ by American Revolutionary Patriot George Walton as Chief Justice. Georgia delegate and lawyer George Walton (1749–1804) served in the Second Continental Congress and signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776 before being censured for contributing to the death of his political opponent and co-signer Button Gwinnett a year later in a duel. In 1785, Walton signed his name to this hand-written position paper regarding the 1782 Act for Maimed or Distressed Persons, with the signature of Georgia Attorney General Samuel Sticht below; Walton would later serve as Georgia Senator and Governor. The paper is presented in a black mat with a typewritten explanatory note, under glass in a black wooden frame with a wire hanger to the verso. February 29, 1785. MDS 1.5 pages, legal folio. The piece is accompanied by a Letter of Authenticity from James Spence Authentication.

Provenance: ex Paul C. Richards Autographs

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Condition

- discoloration to surface of paper.

Dimensions

- measures the frame; visible image dimensions: 7.75" W x 11.5" H.

Item #

18ATL034-148