Bartlett, Josiah (1729-95) Signer of the Declaration of Independence from New Hampshire. Revolutionary War-date Autograph Document Signed as Chairman of the Council and House of Representatives of New Hampshire, one page, 12 x 7¾ in., April 3, 1777. Bartlett issues a one-half page response on the verso of a petition regarding land which Governor Benning Wentworth had evidently granted in the County of Grafton (the tracts are referred to as "Landaff and Morristown") to certain people and which his successor had granted to others. Bartlett concludes that there is not enough information in the original petition for a satisfactory decision to be made as to title, and recommends that the petitioners settle the problem "in an amicable friendly manner among themselves without putting each other to the fatigue & trouble of the Common Law." Light toning and minor soiling. Reinforcement at horizontal fold does not affect text or signature. Boldly penned and signed. Accompanied by a transcript. Bartlett is scarce.
Estimated Value $800 - 1,000.
Purchased from Walter R. Benjamin Autographs, Inc. in 1983.
Signers of The Declaration of Independence
