G. Washington's Atty. Gen. William Bradford Signed Court Document

Partially Printed Document Signed, "Wm. Bradford Junr.", as Attorney General of Pennsylvania, 1p, 8.25" x 13", Bedford County, May 15, 1787. Docketing at verso. Paper loss at intersecting folds, scattered tiny holes, toning and foxing, mostly at folds and edges, else Very Good.  

Bradford signs this "Grand Inquest" of Andrew McFannen for assault of Moses Donnaldson "with Force and Arms...then and there did beat, wound and evilly treat, so that of his Life it was greatly despaired, and other Harms to him...and against the Peace and Dignity of the said Commonwealth of Pennsylvania."

William Bradford (1755-1795) was a lawyer, judge, and the 2nd United States Attorney General serving President Washington, January 27, 1794 through August 23, 1795. During the Revolutionary War he joined the Continental Army as a captain and company commander. By the end of the year, he saw action in the Battle of Trenton. While at Morristown, New Jersey, he was named a deputy to the muster master-general on April 10, 1777, and he was promoted to lieutenant colonel. During the encampment at Valley Forge in late 1777 and early 1778, his headquarters was at the David Harvard House. He resigned after two years due to ill health and returned home in early 1779. Bradford joined the bar before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in September 1779. He was named as the state's Attorney General in 1780, and served until 1791.

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