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JEFFERSON, Thomas (1743-1826) and MADISON, James (1751-1836). Engraved document signed ("Th:Jefferson") as President, and Countersigned (“James Madison”) as Secretary of State, n.p., early 1800s.
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JEFFERSON, Thomas (1743-1826) and MADISON, James (1751-1836). Engraved document signed ("Th:Jefferson") as President, and Countersigned (“James Madison”) as Secretary of State, n.p., early 1800s.
One page, 390 x 260mm, parchment with scalloped top edge, with an intact round papered seal at lower left (signatures pale; minor toning).
A Ship’s Passport signed by President Jefferson and Secretary of State Madison. Decorated with engraved calligraphic text and two large vignettes by Savage – at top, a three-masted ship under full sail, and beneath, a scene of a lighthouse off the quay of a steepled city – the present document is an attractive example of a ship's passport, intended to secure the freedom of the seas to American merchant vessels plying the Atlantic and Mediterranean. This example with blank portions unfilled.
One page, 390 x 260mm, parchment with scalloped top edge, with an intact round papered seal at lower left (signatures pale; minor toning).
A Ship’s Passport signed by President Jefferson and Secretary of State Madison. Decorated with engraved calligraphic text and two large vignettes by Savage – at top, a three-masted ship under full sail, and beneath, a scene of a lighthouse off the quay of a steepled city – the present document is an attractive example of a ship's passport, intended to secure the freedom of the seas to American merchant vessels plying the Atlantic and Mediterranean. This example with blank portions unfilled.