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Show Hare Old Document is Soiihr Visitor Power of Attorney Made by Daniel Webster Goes to Philadelphia Lawyer Salt Lako, Aug. 19. '"' ' A legal document bearing the signatures sig-natures of Daniel Webster,' William Carroll, clerk of tho supremo court, and Roger P. Tnnoy, chlof'Justlcc of tho supremo court ot tho United States was sold yesterday by R. H. Shcpard of Salt Lako to Hampton It. Carson of Philadelphia, former attorney at-torney genernl of Pennsylvania. Tho amount paid for this raro document was not announced. Tho document Is a power of attorney attor-ney written by Daniel Webster nnd signed by him, authorizing tho holder hold-er of tho Instrument to sell certain land In Illinois, owned by Mr. Web-stor. Web-stor. Tho document is attested by William Carroll, clerk of tho supreme court of the United States and below be-low tho signatures Is a verification by Roger H. Tanoy who wns chief Justice Jus-tice of tho supremo court of the United Unit-ed States from 1836 to 18GI. Mr. Shcpard obtained tho document docu-ment with other rare old manuscripts some years ago at an auction salo of such artlclcB. For somo years he lias been In correspondence with Mr. Carson relative to tho salo of other rarities. Mr. Carson Is a collector of world wide reputation. Ifo is reputed rep-uted to have tho greatest collection of rare, old legal . documents, legal books and portraits of attorneys arid Judges In existence. Mr. Carson yesterday afternoon declined de-clined an Invitation to Saltalr with tho delegates to tho Amorlcan liar Association and Instead delved Into the musty collections of Mr. Shcpard. Shcp-ard. Ho discovered among the raro old manuscripts this document which ho quickly secured. From Mr. Shepard Mr. Carson yesterday yes-terday also purchased several original origin-al drawings of famous men of tho day of President Monroo. Tho drawings wero mado by Altemus. They in-cludo in-cludo portraits of President Monroo, tho membors of his cnblnct, John Jay, John Rutledge, John Marshall, II . St. Gcorgo Tucker nnd a number ot other notables. ' Hy a peculiar coincidence Mr. Carson Car-son secured among his drawings ono of H. St. George Tucker of Virginia, greatgrandfather of II. St. Goorgo Tucker of Lexington, Va., a linrtlculnr friend ot Mr. Carson. Tho present Mr. Tucker Is hero nj a member of tho American Car Association and ho could scarcely believe that a raro picture pic-ture of his distinguished forebear had been found In Salt Lako. Tho original origin-al Mr. Tucker edited Illackstono and was ono ot tho most eminent, attorneys attorn-eys In the early history of llils republic. Sovcral books wero purchased yesterday yes-terday by Mr. Carson from Mr. Shep-nrd. Shep-nrd. Among them was Hobbes" Leviathan, Le-viathan, a first edition, printed ln 1C70, In which aro sot forth tho principles prin-ciples of Puritanism, which were tho legal code of that sect. Mr. Carson has a collection of 12,-000 12,-000 portraits, 0000 autograph manuscripts manu-scripts and 9500 raro legal books. His collection has for Its object tho securing se-curing ot firsthand Information relative rela-tive to tho Judges and tho laws from tho earliest Anglo Saxon courts down to tho presont day. Ho Is best known probably for his able history of tho supremo court of tlio United States, tlecauso ot his study of tho history of tho supremo court, ho was particularly particu-larly Interested In securing tho manuscript manu-script containing tho slgnaturo of Chief Justice Taney and will probably prob-ably uso It to lllustrato tho next edition edi-tion of his work. |