The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-08-21
Rare Old Document
is Sold to Visitor
Power Of Attorney Made by Daniel
Webster Goes to Philadelphia
Lawyer

Salt Lake, Aug. TO-
A legal document bearing the sig
natures of Daniel Webster, William
Carroll, clerk of the supreme court,
and Roger b. fancy, chief justice of
the supreme court of the United
States was sold yesterday by Il. b.
Shepard of Salt Lake to Hampton r.
Carson of Philadelphia, former at
torney general of Pennsylvania. The
amount paid for this rare document
was not announced.
The document is a power of attor-
ney written by Daniel Webster and
signed by him, authorizing the hold
er of the instrument to sell certain
land in Illinois, owned by Mr.. Web
ster. The document is attested by
William Carroll clerk of the supreme
court of the United States and be-
low the signatures is verification by
Roger b. fancy who was chief jus.
tice of the supreme court of the Unit
ed States from 1886 to 1864.
Mr.. Shepard obtained the docu-
ment with other rare old manuscripts
some years ago at an auction sale of
such articles. For some years he
has been in correspondence with Mr..
Carson relative to the sale of other
rarities. Mr.. Carson is a collector
Of world wide reputation. He is rep.
uted to have the greatest collection
of rare, old legal documents, legal
books and portraits of attorneys and
judges in existence.
Mr.. Carson yesterday afternoon de-
c'ined an invitation to Saltair with
| the delegates to the American Bar
Association and instead delved into
the musty collections of Mr.. Shep.
ard. He discovered among the rare
old manuscripts this document which
he quickly secured.
From Mr.. Shepard Mr.. Carson yes.
terday also purchased several origin.
al drawings of famous men of the day
of President Monroe. The drawings
were made by Altemus. They in.
clude portraits of President Monroe,
the members of his cabinet, John Jay,
John Rutledge, John Marshall, II. St
George Tucker and a number of other
notables.
1 10
son secured among his drawings one
of H. St. George Tucker of Virginia
greatgrandfather of II. st. George
Tucker of Lexington, Va, particular
friend Of Mr.. Carson. The present
Mr.. Tucker is here as member OF
the American Bar Association and he
could scarcely believe that rare pic
ture Of his distinguished forebear had
been found in Salt Lake. The origin
al Mr.. Tucker edited Blackstone and
was one of the most eminent attorn
eys in the early history of this re
public.
Several books were purchased yes
terday by Mr.. Carson from Mr.. Shep
ard. Among them was Hobbies lie
viathan, a first edition, printed II
1870, in which are set forth the prin
ciples Of Puritanism, which were tn,
legal code of that sect.
Mr.. Carson has a collection of 70
900 portraits, 5000 autograph manu-
scripts and $500 rare legal books. HI
collection has for its object the sc
curing OF firsthand information rels
tive to the judges and the laws fror
the earliest Anglo Saxon courts dow
to the present day. He Is best know
probably for his able history of tn
; supreme court of the United States
: Because OF his study Of the histor
, Of the supreme court, he was particl
, larly interested in securing the mann
| script containing the signature {
Chief Justice fancy and will pro-
) ably use 1t to illustrate the next ed
! ton of his work.