Lot# 5432

The 2023 Winter Auction - Sale 342   December 16th - 19th 2023, Hong Kong

Lot# 5432
Starting Price: 1,500 HK$
Unsold
1802 (Mar 16) Luther Martin's letter on 1799 watermarked paper, Luther Martin (1748-1826) was a Founding Father of the United States, framer of the U.S. Constitution, politician, lawyer, and slave owner. Martin was a delegate from Maryland to the Constitutional Convention in 1787, but did not sign the Constitution, having left the convention early because he felt the document as proposed violated states' rights. In the months following the convention, he was a leading Anti-Federalist, along with Patrick Henry and George Mason, whose collective efforts led to the passage of the Bill of Rights.