Complete Collection of Signers of the American Constitution. Second only to a complete set of Signers of the Declaration, we are pleased to present this complete collection of Signers of the American Constitution. Where the Declaration states our right to exists as a sovereign nation and all that entails, the Constitution is the lifeblood of the American government, outlining the balance of power and forming the basis for all subsequent laws therein. This exceptional collection includes manuscript material from all forty men who penned their names to the historic document, thirty-nine state delegates and one witness to the final draft. The example offered here consists of fourteen autograph letters signed, one letter signed, three autograph documents signed, fifteen documents signed, one clipped signature, three pieces of paper currency signed, one free-franked address leaf from Abraham Baldwin (considered one of the rarest signatures in this set), and a three language ship's passport signed by President George Washington. This set also contains an additional autograph letter signed by the Secretary to the Constitutional Convention, William Jackson, who signed the document as witness to the final edits of the Constitution, culminating in a total of 40 manuscript items in this stunning collection. George Washington three language ship's passport signed ("Go: Washington") as President. One partially printed page, 13" x 15.75", Washington, [North Carolina]; July 26, 1795. A passport printed in French, English, and Dutch, which authorizes the passage of "Peter Cockran master or commander of the schooner called the Industry of the burthen of Ninety five & 48/95 tons or thereabouts, lying at present in the port of Washington bound for Falmouth and laden with Tar, Pitch, and Besswax..." Signed, "Go: Washington." Countersigned by Edmund Randolph as Secretary of State, Nathan Keais as Collector for the Port of Washington, North Carolina, and John Gray Blount as Notary. With blind embossed paper seal at center left of the document and at the bottom. Open tear at lower left measures .5" x .5" with some loss to text. Evidence of repair to closed tears and previous separations along horizontal folds and one vertical fold on verso, two of which cross the signature. Chipping along old folds with minor paper loss just affects text. Originally a sea captain by trade, Nathan Keais (1740-1795) was appointed a captain in the Second North Carolina Regiment in the Revolutionary War. Keais and John Gray Blount (1752-1833) were two of the original commissioners that established the town of Washington after they petitioned the state assembly to transfer the seat of county government from Bath to Washington in 1784. President Washington appointed him the Collector of the Port of Washington on March 21, 1791, a post he held until his death in 1795. Blount was a politician, merchant, and landowner from North Carolina who served on the House of Commons, the state Senate, and the council of state. He was a justice of the peace, as evidenced here, and served as the postmaster at Washington from 1791 to 1815. Benjamin Franklin clipped signature ("B. Franklin"). One page, 5"x 3", no place; no date. Partial manuscript document reading, "Your Excellency's most / obedient & humble sert. / B. Franklin." Clipped from a larger document. With accompanying steel engraved portrait of Franklin. Somewhat dampstained, chiefly to margins; scattered soiling; dried, toned adhesive residue and one small piece of cloth top on the verso from prior mounting. Representative of Philadelphia. Alexander Hamilton letter signed ("Alexander Hamilton"). One page, 1"x 9", Treasury Department; May 2, 1792. Manuscript letter signed "Alexander Hamilton" as first Secretary of the Treasury; addressed to the President and Directors of the New York brand of the Bank of the United States, regarding pending payments. Docketed on verso. With accompanying steel engraved portrait of Hamilton, delicately hand-colored. Minor edgewear; creased along old folds and just beginning to split at edges; light scattered foxing. Representative of New York. James Madison document signed ("James Madison") as President of the United States. One page, 15.75"x 9.75", Washington [D.C.]; November 15, 1813. Document signed by "James Madison" as president of the United States, appointing William Eaton a "Collector – under the act, entitled ‘An act for the assessment and collection of direct taxes and internal duties'... for the sixteenth – collection district in the state of Massachusetts..." Wax and paper seal intact. Docketed on verso. With accompanying steel engraving of Madison. Creased along old folds, with minor losses at edges and intersections, chiefly unaffecting text; light scattered foxing and soiling, one fold partially reinforced on verso with paper tape. Representative of Virginia. For the sake of brevity in the print catalog, we are listing the remaining Signers below. For complete descriptions with condition reports, please view the expanded description online at ha.com. Abraham Baldwin free franked address leaf signed ("Abr Baldwin"). One page, 9.25"x 7.75", no place; [docketed February 23, 1806]. Richard Bassett autograph document twice signed ("Richd. Bas." and "Richard Bassett"). Two pages on one leaf, 8.25"x 13", Delaware; August 1772. Gunning Bedford Jr. autograph document twice signed ("Gunning Bedford" and "G. Bedford jun."). One page, 5.5"x 2.25", no place; no date. John Blair autograph letter signed ("John Blair"). One page of a bifolium, 7"x 11.25", Williamsburg [Virginia]; July 5, 1791. William Blount document signed ("Wm. Blount"). One page, 8"x 12.75", Knoxville [Tennessee]; July 9, 1795. David Brearley currency signed ("D. Brearley"). Two partially printed pages on one leaf, 3.75"x 3", New Jersey; printed by Hall and Sellers, 1786. Jacob Broom autograph letter signed ("Jacob Broom"). Two pages on one leaf, 7.5"x 12.25", [Delaware]; [circa Spring 1802]. Pierce Butler autograph letter signed ("P. Butler"). One page, 7.5"x 4", no place; October 6, 1814. Daniel Carroll currency signed ("D. Carroll"). Two partially printed pages on one leaf, 3.75"x 3", Philadelphia; printed by Hall and Sellers, no date. George Clymer document signed ("Geo Clymer"). One page, 7.5"x 3.5", Philadelphia; February 8, 1805. Jonathan Dayton autograph letter signed ("Jona: Dayton"). One page, 8"x 9.5", Elizabeth Town [New Jersey]; October 6, 1803. John Dickinson document signed ("John Dickinson P."). One partially printed page, 8.25"x 6", Philadelphia; April 14, 1784. William Few document signed ("W Few"). One page, 9.75"x 16.5", New York; [docketed October 9, 1806]. Thomas Fitzsimons autograph letter signed ("Thos. FitzSimons"). Three pages of a bifolium, 7.75"x 12.75, Philadelphia; January 19, 1802. Nicholas Gilman currency signed ("Nich. Gilman"). Two pages on one leaf, 5.5"x 2.25", New Hampshire; July 25, 1775. Nathaniel Gorham document signed ("Nath Gorham"). One page, 8"x 11.5", Westfield [Massachusetts]; April 25, 1795. Jared Ingersoll autograph letter signed ("J. Ingersoll"). One page, 7.75"x 6.25", no place; July 20, [1802]. William Jackson autograph letter signed ("W. Jackson"). One page, 7.5"x 9.75", Philadelphia; May 15, 1812. Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer document signed ("Dan of St. Thos. Jenifer"). One page, 7.25"x 6", no place; January 26, 1785. William Samuel Johnson document signed ("W. Same: Johnson"). One partially printed page, 6.25"x 4.25", Connecticut; June 17, 1786. Rufus King autographed letter signed ("Rufus King"). Three pages of a bifolium, 8"x 9.75", London; June 4, 1799. John Langdon autographed letter signed ("John Langdon"). One page, 7.25"x 9", New York; April 16, 1790. William Livingston document signed ("Wil: Livingston") as Governor of New Jersey. One partially printed page, 12"x 7.25", Burlington [New Jersey]; November 10, 1783. James McHenry document signed ("James McHenry Secry of War") as U.S. Secretary of War. One page, 8.5"x 6.5", War Office [Philadelphia]; August 1, 1797. Thomas Mifflin autograph letter signed ("T. Mifflin") while President of Pennsylvania. One page, 7.75" x 6.5", no place; August 19, 1790. Gouverneur Morris autograph letter signed ("Gouv Morris"). One page, 6.25"x 7.5", N[ew] York; October 3, 1774. Robert Morris autograph letter signed ("Robt. Morris"). One page of a bifolium, 4.75"x 7.5", The Hills [Philadelphia]; December 18, 1797. William Paterson autograph letter signed twice ("Wm. Paterson"). Three pages of a bifolium, 6.25" x 7.75", New Brunswick [New Jersey]; March 20, 1805. Charles Cotesworth Pinckney autograph document signed ("Charles Cotesworth Pinckney"). Two pages of a bifolium, 8.25"x 12.75", no place [Charleston, South Carolina]; [docketed September 13, 1786]. Charles Pinckney autograph letter signed ("Charles Pinckney"). One page, 7.75"x 9.25", Charleston [SC]; July 12, 1820. George Read document signed ("Geo: Read"). Two pages on one leaf, 7.75"x 2.5", no place; June 23, 1761. John Rutledge document signed ("J. Rutledge"). One page, 12.25"x 7.75", no place [Charleston, South Carolina]; May 30, 1763. Roger Sherman autograph letter signed ("Roger Sherman"). One page, 6"x 7.25", New Haven [Connecticut]; October 10, 1788. Richard D. Spaight [Sr.] document signed ("Richd: Dobbs Spaight"), as Governor of North Carolina. One partially printed page, 15.5"x 10.75", New Bern [North Carolina]; December 17, 1794. Hugh Williamson partial autograph letter signed ("Hu Williamson"). One page, 8"x 3", no place; no date. James Wilson document signed ("James Wilson"). Two pages of a bifolium, 7.5"x 12.5", Savannah, GA; August 11, 1790. HID03101062020 © 2022 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved

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