Lot 279
Jackson, Andrew. Document Signed ("Andrew Jackson"). As President. Partially printed, accomplished in manuscript. One page, folio, Washington, D.C., November 16, 1830. Being a land grant. On parchment. In black ink. With original wafer seal affixed at lower left. Framed to an overall size of 26 x 30". Several areas of paper loss around edges, notably just below Jackson's signature. Likely treated to remove foxing. Still, in good condition.
In the dawn of his Presidency, Jackson grants a parcel of land in the city of Cahaba, a town which was once the capital of Alabama (1820-1826). Unfortunately for Mr. Thomas Mason, the named purchaser, Cahaba became a ghost town shortly after the Civil War, and is now an archeological park.
Estimated Value $700 - 1,000.
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