Constitution SIGNER Thomas Fitzsimons AUTOGRAPH Letter SIGNED / Robert Morris

Description

- 1789 Thomas Fitzsimons AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED -
- Fitzsimons a SIGNER / FRAMER of the U.S. CONSTITUTION -
- Robert Morris & Fitzsimons RIGHT to Forfeited TORY Property -
- Letter Addressed to Pennsylvania PRESIDENT Thomas Mifflin -
IMPORTANT, one-page
Thomas Fitzsimons autograph letter SIGNED (ALS)
from Philadelphia,
regarding forfeited Tory property during the Revolutionary War
.  Letter is
dated
February 4th 1789
and was
addressed
(on the attached integral address leaf) to
“His Excellency Thomas Mifflin Esq’r
(Esquire)
Presid’t
(President)
Sup’r
(Supreme)
Exec
(Executive)
Councill”
.   Mifflin was not only
PRESIDENT (equivalent of Governor) of Pennsylvania at the time but also a fellow SIGNER / FRAMER of the United States Constitution
.
In the letter, Fitzsimons asks Mifflin to bring before the Pennsylvania Executive Council a petition to
defend the RIGHT of Fitzsimons and Robert Morris’
, as assignees from Lacaze and Mallet, to the property forfeited to the state of Pennsylvania by the Loyalist / Tory
Samuel Shoemaker
.
Samuel Shoemaker
was a prominent early Philadelphian who had served on the Common Council, as Alderman, City Treasurer, and Mayor.  Shoemaker evacuated Philadelphia in June of 1778 with the British Army.
The Pennsylvania Council sat in
session
on
February 5th 1789
,
one day after this letter was written
, and
ruled that the Attorney General would appear in the Court of Common Pleas to defend their (Fitzsimons and Robert Morris) right
.
Letter
reads
in
full
, “
Sir - I take the liberty to trouble you with the inclosed Petition + to request you would Lay it before Council this day the business that it refers to is not very important but as Mr Morris + myself act as assignees to Lacaze and Mallet it is our duty to pursue the strict line of law – the verdict of the jury is delayed till Saturday that the attorney Genl may state objections to the plaintiffs claim if any appear – we shall then have to pursue the mode printed out by law to obtain compensation from the state.  I am with great respect / yr Excell’ys
(your Excellency’s) /
Mo hble servt
(Most humble servant) /
Thos Fitzsimons
(signed)”.
THOMAS FITZSIMONS (1741 - 1811)
was a merchant and statesman.  Fitzsimons represented Pennsylvania in the Continental Congress (1782 - 1783), was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1787, and served in the United States Congress (1789 – 1795).
He was one of the 39 individuals who genuinely signed the U.S. Constitution.  Fitzsimons was also a prominent business leader and associate of the colonial financier Robert Morris
.  He was one of the founders of the Bank of North America and served as a director from 1781 – 1803.  Fitzsimons also helped found and was a director of the Insurance Company of North America.  He also served as President of Philadelphia’s Chamber of Commerce, as a director of the Delaware Insurance Company, and was a trustee of the University of Pennsylvania.
CONDITION:
letter is about folio size, measuring about 12 ½ x 16 inches in size when fully opened as a single sheet of paper and measuring about 8 x 12 ½ inches when folded in half.  Letter is completely genuine and in EXCELLENT original condition with dark writing and a bold signature.  There are some horizontal and vertical mailing folds and a small loss of paper on the address leaf where the wax seal had originally adhered.  There are also a couple of tears on the address leaf as well (see SCANS).
The
signature / autograph of THOMAS FITZSIMONS is guaranteed authentic
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