The first a pledge by Thomas Sever to pay a fee to Jonathan Severance, for the care of Mr. Davis and his wife, signed by Peter Sanborn and Josiah Bartlett, Selectmen of Kingston, 1773; the second a document dated December 29, 1768, the first paragraph a bill for the making of a coffin for Hateah Sweat (?), signed Leonard Taskins (?); the second a bill for the medicine and care of Hateah Sweat, including a gallon of rum for her funeral, signed by Josiah Bartlett. Largest: H: 6.25 in., W: 7.5 in. Provenance: By descent in the family of Josiah Bartlett, founding father and New Hampshire statesman, as well as it's first Governor. A signer of the Articles of Confederation and the Declaration of Independence, the first to be asked and vote for the Declaration of Independence and second to sign it after the President of Second Continental Congress John Hancock.

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6.25 x 7.5 in