ADAMS, John (1735-1826, 2nd President of the United States of America). Document on vellum signed as President ('John Adams'), Charleston, South Carolina, 26 October 1798, being a passport for the schooner Little Tom, John Lorcay master, one page, folio (450 x 305mm), engraved headpiece of lighthouse and shipping, counter signed by Timothy Pickering, Secretary of State, and James Simons as collector, paper seal, contemporary annotations on verso (slightly discoloured).