President Thomas Jefferson and Secretary of State James Madison Sign a Ship’s Passport for a Vessel Bound for Barbados
In the early Republic, vessels carrying goods and subject to oversight and taxation required passports to enter ports and transact. These were signed by the President and Secretary of State.
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Document signed, Washington, July 27, 1801, being a ship’s passport for “James Butler, master and commander of the Sloop called the Dove, originating in Middleton, MA and bound for Barbados, and carrying “stock lumber and provisions.” The document is signed by Thomas Jefferson as President and James Madison as Secretary of State.
Document signed, Washington, July 27, 1801, being a ship’s passport for “James Butler, master and commander of the Sloop called the Dove, originating in Middleton, MA and bound for Barbados, and carrying “stock lumber and provisions.” The document is signed by Thomas Jefferson as President and James Madison as Secretary of State.
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