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Lot 555

[NEW YORK].  New York Marine Society engraved certificate presented to Captain Thomas Adeston. New York, 14 January 1806. 
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[NEW YORK].  New York Marine Society engraved certificate presented to Captain Thomas Adeston. New York, 14 January 1806. 

1 page, 11 5/8 x 9 13/16 in., with original red wax seal, toned, brown staining, framed to 16 1/4 x 13 1/4 in., not examined out of frame.

A certificate of membership for Captain Thomas Adeston, who was approved by a majority of votes on 13 January 1806. Signed by Society Secretary William Newton and President Captain James Farquhar. The Society, still in existence, was founded in 1770 as a charitable and educational organization with membership composed entirely of seafarers. 

Property from the James Milgram, M.D., Collection of Broadsides, Ephemeral Americana, and Historical Documents
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