Williams, William (1731-1811) Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Connecticut. Autograph Note Signed ("W. Williams") as Registrar, on the verso of the integral leaf of a two-page document signed by Elijah Hyde Jr., acting as administrator for the estate of his father and selling land in Lebanon to Thomas Williams, which in part adjoined the land of William Williams. Williams notes in his hand, "Recd. & Recorded on Lebanon Records, Leb. 13, p. 178 & 6. W. Williams Reg," followed by a paraph. Some soiling, else fine. Integral leaf is inlaid. Accompanied by a transcript.
In 1776, Williams was elected to the Continental Congress to replace Oliver Wolcott, who, certain that the vote for the Declaration would be affirmative, had returned home for an overdue visit. Williams arrived too late to vote for Independence, but signed the engrossed Declaration. He was appointed a member of the committee to frame the Articles of Confederation and in 1787, he attended the Hartford convention, where Connecticut ratified the Federal Constitution.
Estimated Value $500 - 750.
Purchased from Walter R. Benjamin Autographs, Inc. in 1980.
Signers of The Declaration of Independence
