BEAUTIFULLY FRAMED: PA Colonial Currency Signed JOHN MORTON w/ Sig. GEORGE III for Sale

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BEAUTIFULLY FRAMED: PA Colonial Currency Signed JOHN MORTON w/ Sig. GEORGE III For Sale

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BEAUTIFULLY FRAMED: PA Colonial Currency Signed JOHN MORTON w/ Sig. GEORGE III:
$775.00

Offered here is a wonderfully framed "Ruling the Colonies George III," consisting of a clipped signature of King George III, and two Pennsylvania Colonial Currency bills [front and verso], with the Two Shillings and Six-pence bill bearing the historically significant signatures of John Sellers, John Morton, and Cha. Humphreys, with the verso bill [One Shilling and Six-pence] printed by Hall and Sellers, a modern portrait of George III, and a small brass plaque. Signature sheet measures 3 1/2" x 2 1/4"; bills are 3 1/4" x 3" and 2 3/4" x 3 1/2"; portrait measuring 9" x 6"-- all nicely matted and framed to an overall size of 20" x 16". Has never been examined outside of frame-- so, the signers of the second bill could be an added bonus [esp. if Morton appears again].Signature of George III has some edge wear/ small tears; Colonial currency have folds, expected wear & darkening, all signatures are quite strong; portrait of George is fine; gold frame in excellent condition (some tape residue on glass along top of portrait. JOHN MORTON (1725 – 1777) was an American farmer, surveyor, and jurist from the Province of Pennsylvania and a Founding Father of the United States. As a delegate to the Continental Congress during the American Revolution, he was a signatory to the Continental Association and Declaration of Independence. Morton provided the swing vote that allowed Pennsylvania to vote in favor of the Declaration. Morton chaired the committee that wrote the Articles of Confederation, though he died before signing. CHARLES HUMPHREYS (1714 – 1786) was a signatory to the Continental Association while representing the Province of Pennsylvania in the First Continental Congress. A miller and fuller, he benefitted from the system of chattel slavery that existed in the province during that time by using enslaved laborers to operate his businesses. Charles Humphreys served as a delegate for Pennsylvania to the Continental Congress from 1774 to 1776. He was a signatory to the Continental Association; however, he voted against the Declaration of Independence because he felt the action would place him into conflict with his Quaker beliefs because he believed the Declaration's passage could escalate into war. He withdrew from the Congress soon afterwards. Despite not taking part in the Revolutionary War, he sympathized with the Patriot cause and was critical of incidents of oppression by the British government and its representatives. JOHN SELLERS (1728 – 1804) was an American scientist, politician and surveyor from Pennsylvania. He served in the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly, representing Chester County from 1767 to 1771. He also served in the Pennsylvania Senate, representing Delaware and Philadelphia counties and the city of Philadelphia from 1790 to 1794. He was a founding member of the American Philosophical Society and observed the Transit of Venus in 1769. Sellers was a Federalist. He was a member of the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly (later the Pennsylvania House of Representatives), representing Chester County, from 1767 to 1771. He was appointed one of the Boston Port Bill Committee and was a deputy in the first Provincial Conference of Representatives at Philadelphia on July 14, 1774. These activities on behalf of the Revolution and particularly Sellers' role in signing the Continental currency led to his disownment by the Society of Friends. He was a member of the constitutional convention of 1789, representing Delaware. He served in the first session of the Pennsylvania Senate. He represented Delaware and Philadelphia counties and Philadelphia from 1790 to 1794. He was appointed by Governor Thomas Mifflin as associate judge of the Delaware County Court, but declined the appointment.