ADAMS, JOHN, President. Manuscript document signed ("John Adams") as President, countersigned by Secretary of State Timothy Pickering, Philadelphia, 29 August 1798. 1 page, oblong, 284 x 435 mm. (11 3/16 x 17 3/16 in.), large papered Great Seal of the United States at lower left, attractive calligraphic heading "John Adams, President of the United States of America." Very fine. An appointment for Elijah Brigham as Commissioner for Massachusetts under the Act of Congress "to provide for the valuation of lands and dwelling houses and the enumeration of slaves within the United States."

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ADAMS, JOHN, President. Manuscript document signed ("John Adams") as President, countersigned by Secretary of State Timothy Pickering, Philadelphia, 29 August 1798. 1 page, oblong, 284 x 435 mm. (11 3/16 x 17 3/16 in.), large papered Great Seal of the United States at lower left, attractive calligraphic heading "John Adams, President of the United States of America." Very fine. An appointment for Elijah Brigham as Commissioner for Massachusetts under the Act of Congress "to provide for the valuation of lands and dwelling houses and the enumeration of slaves within the United States."