Document Signed, 8” x 12 ½”, Chatham County, Georgia, December 14, 1785, “Geo. Walton,” as Chief Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court, a manuscript legal document regarding the payment of a debt.
The document is evenly toned, with several stains and a few insignificant edge chips and tears. One word of text is affected by a small area of paper loss near the right edge, along the uppermost of three horizontal folds, another of which has been repaired on the reverse. Detachment of the upper one-fourth of the document at the uppermost fold could easily be repaired by a professional conservator.
Signed Card, 2 ¼” x 3 ¼”, “John G. Whittier,” in violet ink.
Excellent, with light, even toning.