Thomas Jefferson and James Madison Sign an Engraved Passport For the Ship Perseverance
Document signed by both President Thomas Jefferson and Secretary of State James Madison, folio on vellum, Washington, March 8, 1803, with an engraving at top of a sailing ship and a harbor scene dominated by a lighthouse. A passport for the Ship Perseverance out of New York, master Zaccheus Swain, with a...
Document signed by both President Thomas Jefferson and Secretary of State James Madison, folio on vellum, Washington, March 8, 1803, with an engraving at top of a sailing ship and a harbor scene dominated by a lighthouse. A passport for the Ship Perseverance out of New York, master Zaccheus Swain, with a crew of 11 men. It is countersigned by the Collector of the Port of New York, David Gelston. The document comes framed and is affixed to the backing.
These passports, given to ships rather than individuals, were issued to U.S. vessels engaged in foreign trade, and are among the most attractive of presidential signed documents. Scalloped Ship's Passports signed by Jefferson and Madison are quite uncommon, this being the first we've had in some time.
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