FRANKLIN, Benjamin. Document signed (“B. Franklin”), as president of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 6 April 1787. 1 page, folio, on vellum. Paper seal at top left. Signed by Franklin beneath the Seal. Matted and framed (not examined out of frame).

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FRANKLIN, Benjamin. Document signed (“B. Franklin”), as president of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 6 April 1787. 1 page, folio, on vellum. Paper seal at top left. Signed by Franklin beneath the Seal. Matted and framed (not examined out of frame).

A MONTH BEFORE THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION WOULD BEGIN IN PHILADELPHIA, Franklin issues a land grant to Thomas Willett, in reward for his services as a private in the U.S. Army.

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