Braxton, Carter (1736-97) Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Virginia. Five Documents bearing seven full signatures (on four of the documents--one has no signature) of Carter Braxton, folio, dated between 1779-83. All relate to property in Dorset, Devonshire, the City of Exeter, and other parts of England, once in the possession of John Chichester of Lancaster County, Va., inherited by his daughter, and conveyed by her and her husband Burgess Ball to Carter Braxton, now conveyed in trust in the sum of £15,000 from Carter Braxton to Richard and Thomas Corbin, late of the Colony of Virginia and now of London, England, and subsequently to Richard Ham, linen draper of St. Clements Danes, Middlesex. [Note: Braxton's second wife was Elizabeth Corbin].
(a) Indenture of Lease and Release, signed three times by Carter Braxton, twice with small papered seal, 8 pages folio, April 2, 1778.
(b) Indenture related to the same, signed by Braxton, with small papered seal, 1½ pages, with blank integral leaf, May 2, 1779.
(c) Indenture relating to the same, signed in two places by Braxton, with small papered seals, 3½ pages folio, May 2, 1779.
(d) Indenture of four parts, being Declaration of Trust, Release and Assignment, Richard Corbin to Thomas Ham. Signed by Braxton as a witness, 7 pages including schedule, Aug. 14, 1783.
Plus an indenture of 1778 signed by Burgess Ball.
Toning, soiling, and numerous fold splits, but the signatures are bold. Transcripts of most of the documents are included. Braxton is rare.
Estimated Value $2,000 - 3,000.
Purchased from Henry Bristow Ltd. in 1981.
Signers of The Declaration of Independence
