{"product_id":"c1780-s-george-reed-als-declaration-and-constitution-signer","title":"c1780’s George Reed ALS Declaration And Constitution Signer","description":"\u003cp\u003eGeorge Read Signed Legal Opinion on Estate Settlement and Construction of a Will\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginal eighteenth-century legal manuscript prepared and endorsed by George Read (1733–1798), Signer of the Declaration of Independence, signer of the United States Constitution, United States Senator from Delaware, President of Delaware, and Chief Justice of Delaware.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe manuscript concerns the interpretation of a will and the settlement of an estate. Read analyzes multiple legal questions involving:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLegacies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDevisees\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHeirs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSurvivorship clauses\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTestamentary construction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRights of beneficiaries\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCommon-law inheritance principles\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe document is endorsed:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Geo. Read Leg'r\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand contains extensive legal citations and argument in Read's professional hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnlike ordinary correspondence, this is a substantive legal memorandum reflecting the work of one of the most accomplished lawyers among the Founding Fathers. Read practiced law for more than four decades and later served as Chief Justice of Delaware.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistorical Importance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeorge Read was one of only six men who signed both the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution. He was a delegate to the Continental Congress, President of Delaware during the Revolution, United States Senator, and later Chief Justice of Delaware.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis manuscript offers a rare glimpse into the legal practice of a Founding Father and constitutional signer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCondition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeriod manuscript on laid paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOld archival repairs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLosses at margins and several small areas of text loss.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInk remains generally dark and legible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA scarce and desirable legal manuscript from one of America's most important Founding Fathers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Signature Documents LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52403063554330,"sku":"EB-327234106150","price":18721.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2221\/0931\/files\/57_e2a2cd5c-44fe-48d3-9a1f-58287c11d67a.jpg?v=1782638091","url":"https:\/\/princetonaudubonprints.com\/en-ca\/products\/c1780-s-george-reed-als-declaration-and-constitution-signer","provider":"Signature Documents LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}