JEFFERSON, Thomas (1743-1826). Partly printed document signed (“Thomas Jefferson”), as President, countersigned by James Madison as Secretary of State, 1806.
Sale 964 - The Civil War Collection of James C. Frasca
Nov 12, 2021
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
Estimate
$4,000 -
$6,000
Sold for $9,375
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Lot Description
JEFFERSON, Thomas (1743-1826). Partly printed document signed (“Thomas Jefferson”), as President, countersigned by James Madison as Secretary of State, 1806.
1 page, 17 x 21 in. (visible area), accomplished in manuscript, folds and partial separation with some loss on right side, bold signatures not affected by folds. Professionally framed, 19 x 23 in. Ship’s passport printed in four languages, giving permission to
“Richard Law, master or commander of the ship called Remittance….lying at present at the Port of New York bound for London and laden with turpentine, tar, flour, rice, ashes, furs and snake root staves to depart and proceed with this said Ship on his said voyage, such Ship having been visited, and the said Rd Law having made oath before the proper officer that the said Ship belongs to one or more of the citizens of the United States of America, and to them only.”
In the early days of the American republic, ships leaving US ports for foreign shores were required to have passports, and both the President and Secretary of State frequently signed these documents.
The Civil War Collection of James C. Frasca
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