WONDERFUL AUTOGRAPH DOCUMENT SIGNED FROM ABRAHAM CLARK, ONE OF THE SCARCER SIGNERS OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

CLARK, ABRAHAM. (1726–1794) American Founding Father, politician, and Revolutionary War figure; delegate for New Jersey to the Continental Congress; Signer of the Declaration of Independence; later served in the United States House of Representatives in both the Second and Third United States Congress, from March 4, 1791, until his death in 1794.  Manuscript Legal Document, endorsed by him with eleven words and his bold signature, “Abra’ Clark”. One page, oblong narrow quarto.  [Newark, NJ, April 9, 1766]. The document reads:

“Essex County:  George the third by the Grace of God, of great Britain, France & Ireland, King Defender of the Faith, etc.  To Our Sheriff of our County of Essex, we command you that you cause to come before our Court of the General Quarters Session of the Peace to be held of Newark in and for our County of Essex on the third Tuesday in June next at nine o’Clock in the forenoon, twenty four good and lawful Men of your Bailiwick, to serve as Grang Jurors, on the Grand Inquest, and have you then these, this writ, with the names of the Jurors.  Witness John Ogden Esy, Jude of our Court at Newardk, af[firme]d the ninth day of April in the Sixth Year of our Reign.  Robert Ogson Cl[er]k.”

 

Clark then pens on the verso:

“The Execution of this Writ appears by the Panel hereunto annexed.  Abra: Clark, Sh[erif]f”

 

Clark is among the scarcer of the Signers to obtain, and this is a fine, boldly penned example with content.  Accompanied by a small image of Clark, taken from a book. 

 

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