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Massachusetts Executive Council
Estimate
3,500 - 5,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- ink and paper
Printed document accomplished in manuscript, signed by Perez Morton, Deputy Secretary, and 15 members, 1 page (17 1/2 x 11 in.; 445 x 280 mm), Watertown, Massachusetts, 2 November 1775, being the appointment of David Cheever as justice of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas, Middlesex County, papered seal; formerly folded, a few fold-tears with loss of two printed letters, some stains and soiling.
Provenance
Purchased from Kenneth W. Rendell
Condition
formerly folded, a few fold-tears with loss of two printed letters, some stains and soiling.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Acting in the name of King George III,the Council appoints David Cheever as justice. Cheever was later active, with Elbridge Gerry, in the Massachusetts Committee of Supplies.
The document is signed by James Otis (1725-1783), Walter Spooner (1720-1803), Caleb Cushing, Benjamin Chadbourne, Joseph Gerrish, John Whitcomb, Jedediah Foster (1726-1779), James Prescott, Eldad Taylor (1708-1777), Benjamin Lincoln (1733-1810), Michael Farley, Joseph Palmer (1716-1788), Samuel Holton, Moses Gill (1734-1800), and Jabez Fisher (1717-1806).