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Lot #579
Francis Scott Key

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Estimate: $400+
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Description

Handwritten endorsement, signed "F. S. Key," on a partial manuscript DS, one page, 8 x 13, May 18, 1831. Document addressed to John Marbury of Georgetown, which restates promissory notes made between Patrick and Lloyd Magruder with George Magruder. Endorsed and signed at the bottom by Key, who writes, "Admitted as if proved & sworn before auditor," and countersigned by Brice Selby, clerk of Montgomery County, Maryland. In very good condition, with tears and paper loss along the edges, and old repairs to the back of fragile folds.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: August
  • Dates: #533 - Ended August 08, 2018





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