Lot 143
Read, George 1733-1798, Signer of the Declaration of Independence and Constitution, signature on 1781 legal document (8¼x2¼') addressed to Gen. J. Bedford, writ of arrest to answer of a plea of trespass, few small holes well away from autograph and script, otherwise Very Fine.Estimate $400 - 600.
George Read (1733-1798) was a Delaware politician and lawyer most noted for signing the Declaration of Independence. In 1787, Read was selected as a delegate to the U.S. Constitutional Convention. He later served as a U.S. senator and chief justice of Delaware.