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Franklin, Benjamin
Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 USD
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Description
- Document with autograph endorsement signed ("B. Franklin"), responding to affidavit of Daniel King and John Gardner regarding the bankrupt George Way, Philadelphia, 26 April 1787
- ink, paper
1 page (15 x 9 in.; 381 x 228 mm), written in a secretarial hand, signed by King & Gardner, embossed stamp of the State of Pennsylvania in lower right corner; formerly folded, two small fold tears, chip in upper margin.
Provenance
Sotheby Parke Bernet 6 April 1983, lot 91
Condition
see cataloguing
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
Written in the year of the Constitutional Convention.
Signing as President of the Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Franklin responds to the petition of King & Gardner, lenders, for an official commission ordering all persons controlling the assets of George Way, Coachmaker, to pay his creditors. His autograph endorsement reads: "To the Secretary of Council. Let a commission issue, as above prayed, directed to Mathew Clarkson, Mathew Mease, George Hughes, Peter Boynton & Richard Backe, or any Four or Three of them. B. Franklin, Presid[en]t."