William Ellery Document Signed Correspondence to District Attorney Ray Greene
Item Details
A documents signed (extra handwriting penned in the hand of the signee) correspondence by American Revolutionary Patriot William Ellery (1727-1820), a signer of the Declaration of Independence as a representative of Rhode Island. Emery graduated from Harvard University and co-wrote the charter for what would later become Brown University, before pursuing the law at the age of 43 and being elected to the Continental Congress, where he signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776 on behalf of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. He later became an abolitionist and served on the Rhode Island Supreme Court. In 1795, he signed this letter to District Attorney Ray Greene (1765-1849) concerning a legal matter. The letter 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. The piece is accompanied by a Letter of Authenticity from James Spence Authentication.
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Condition
- text is slightly faded with spots to paper due to age; slight damage to black section and gold-tone edging of frame.
Dimensions
- measures frame.
Item #
18ATL034-160