Lot 549
Adams, John. 2nd President of the United States, 1797-1801.
Document Signed ("John Adams"). As President. Partially printed accomplished in manuscript. One page, folio, Philadelphia, June 25, 1799. Being a land grant. On parchment. In brown ink. With original wafer seal affixed to the lower left. Countersigned by Secretary of State Timothy Pickering. Handsomely matted and framed with an image of Adams and identifying plaque to an overall size of 29 x 25". With one vertical and two horizontal folds, light staining at upper right corner, edges are folded. In good to very good condition.
Just prior to the dismissal of Timothy Pickering by President John Adams, the pair lend their signatures to this official document. In exchange for service in the military, as provided by two separate Acts of Congress, the named soldier Eramus Gill is awarded one thousand acres of land north-west of the Ohio River.
Though Pickering had served many years as a public servant, it was at this time that Adams terminated him upon discovering that Pickering had tried to destroy a mission to re-open peace talks with France following a long feud that had culminated with the "XYZ" affair -- thereby making this a provocative combination of signatures.
Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,750.
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