JEFFERSON, Thomas. Engraved document signed ("Th. Jefferson"), as President, Norfolk and Portsmouth, VA, 7 May 1805, countersigned by James MADISON as Secretary of State. Ship's passport for the Brig Triton of Norfolk.
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JEFFERSON, Thomas (1743-1826). Engraved document signed ("Th. Jefferson"), as President, Norfolk and Portsmouth, Virginia, 7 May 1805, countersigned by James MADISON (1751-1836) as Secretary of State
1 page, on vellum, 4to, 388 x 266 mm, accomplished in manuscript, with scalloped edge at top, paper seal, docketed verso, some fading of ink, creased from folding.
Ship's passport for the Brig Triton of Norfolk, with captain David Frazer as Captain, to pass "without any hinderance, seizure or molestation." The Triton was mounted with approximately 170 tons and a crew of 9 men.
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