David Wills
Autograph Document Signed
A superb deed dated 9/19/1865 completely filled in by Wills
as President of the Trustees of the Upper Presbyterian Church of
Marsh Creek. It transfers a lot at the intersection of
Washington and Railroad streets " formally the Presbyterian
Grave Yard and adjacent to the lot of Thaddeus Stevens" to
Nicholas Weaver.
Signed in full by Wills twice, three times
in the text and multiple initials on the revenue stamps.
Great war era piece associating two of
Gettysburg's most famous residents, Stevens and Wills.
Conserved and conservation framed so that
all pages can be seen
David Wills (1831-1894)
David Wills was the prominent
Gettysburg attorney and judge who was in charge of the Gettysburg
Cemetery dedication in November, 1863. The thirty-two-year-old
Republican had purchased, on behalf of the state of Pennsylvania,
seventeen acres for a cemetery to honor those who had fallen at the
battle of Gettysburg the previous summer. The Wills House was the
largest house on the town square, and Lincoln stayed there overnight
before delivering the Gettysburg Address.
Conservation framed so both sides can be viewed.
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David Wills |
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Autograph Document Signed |
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32 1/2" w x 28" h |
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