Partially Printed Document Signed
New Jersey: 1784. 1 page signed "Tho. Gibbons," 12 x 7 inches, New Jersey(?), November 3, 1784 -- a pensions document signed by Gibbons as Witness. Several closed tears, including both sides of the one fold. Very good(-) condition. American lawyer, politician, and early steamboat route operator. He became the plaintiff in one of the most important landmark cases decided by the United States Supreme Court, Gibbons -v- Ogden. In 1817 he acquired a little steam ferry, The Staudinger, and..... More