Small autograph document signed as a member of the Committee of Safety, and as Deputy Governor
Providence: Nov. 25, 1775. Approx. 3¼" x 6", in ink, and in a neat, legible hand; very good. In full: "As one of the Committee of Safety I acknowledge to have received of Joseph Clarke General Treasurer, the Sum of five hundred and one pounds Lawfull for which I am accountable to the Colony. £ 501. [Signed:] William Bradford." Docketed on the verso: "William Bradford Esq. as one of the Comm. of Safety £501. Entd. page 5th." William Bradford (1729-1808) was the deputy governor of Rhode Island (elected Nov. 2, 1775 to 1778), a delegate to the Continental Congress, and later a U.S. Senator from R.I. where he was for a short time president of the U.S. Senate. Item #56479
Price: $450.00
