DAVID RITTENHOUSE Signed Rev. War PA. Certificate

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Only Known Fully Executed 1786 ACT Revolutionary War Pennsylvania "Bearer" Loan Signed by David Rittenhouse!
DAVID RITTENHOUSE (1732"1796). Historic Early American Astronomer, Revolutionary War Treasurer of Pennsylvania, First Director of the United States Mint, succeeded Benjamin Franklin as President of the American Philosophical Society (1791"1796).
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, March 1, 1786 ACT, Partially-Printed Document Signed, "D Rittenhouse" as Treasurer, Anderson PA-13, Extremely Fine. An exceedingly rare Revolutionary War Loan Form being Fully Signed and Issued, Hand-dated "April 1, 1787," and Signed by David Rittenhouse, Treasurer and "Jno. (John) Nicholson" as Comptroller General. Listed as Anderson PA-13. The Blank Unissued Form Rated as Rarity-6 (13 to 30 believed known). This rare State of Pennsylvania Treasury Loan Certificate is Fully Completed and Issued with two near invisible cut cancels made when presented for one years interest, as recorder on its blank reverse notation. This PA-13 Type is fully documented in the reference book, "THE PRICE OF LIBERTY - The Public Debt of the American Revolution" by author William Anderson, with a similar "Unissued & Unsigned" example shown illustrated on page 155. "Francis Bailey Printer" is in small text printed at the bottom left within the margin design. This ornately designed Bearer Certificate is boldly printed in deep black on special watermarked thin laid period paper. All four of its decorative margin designs are printed fully upon the paper, the left side Indent cut close at bottom left. This Certificate carries Six Percent interest to be paid by March 1, 1796 for a Revolutionary War Period Loan debt since January 18th, 1779. This historic Certificate displays the Pennsylvania State Seal including; a ship, plow, and wheat, with its vignette printed at upper left. Completed and fully issued forms are extremely rare being Signed by treasurer David Rittenhouse. This important example has nice eye appeal with clear deep brown ink fully Signed and Issued on April 1, 1787 signed and dated by David Rittenhouse and John Nicholson. To our best knowledge this is the Only Known Certificate being fully Signed and Executed.
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