James Monroe and John Quincy Adams Sign a Beautiful Scalloped Ship’s Passport For the Ship Henry Hill
That ship later helped foil a pirate slave vessel, and was itself wrecked and lost
The Ship Henry Hill was a merchant vessel out of New York, and was captained by Joseph Post. It was 192 tons and operated with 10 men. Its ports were wide-ranging, and it plied the waters to Europe and the Gulf of Mexico.
Document signed by both President James Monroe and Secretary...
The Ship Henry Hill was a merchant vessel out of New York, and was captained by Joseph Post. It was 192 tons and operated with 10 men. Its ports were wide-ranging, and it plied the waters to Europe and the Gulf of Mexico.
Document signed by both President James Monroe and Secretary of State (and future President) John Quincy Adams, folio on vellum, Washington, June 14, 1824, with an engraving at top of a sailing ship and a harbor scene dominated by a lighthouse. The passport for the Ship Henry Hill of New York, master Joseph Post, with a crew of 10 men. It is countersigned by the Collector of the Port of New York, Jonathan Thompson.
The Henry Hill was later instrumental in foiling the pirate slave ship Curlew. Then, in 1853, while bound from Boston to New Orleans, it was driven ashore and wrecked at Bimini, and was totally lost. A portion of the cargo was saved and brought to New Orleans.
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