Lot 26
Adams, John - Beautiful Ship's Passport Signed as President (1743-1826) Second President of the United States (1797-1801). Partly-printed document signed "John Adams" as President, on vellum, 17½ x 11¾", District of Plymouth, Massachusetts, June 28, 1800. Countersigned by Secretary of State Timothy Pickering. A ship's passport, also called a Mediterranean ship's passport, for the schooner Lark. Filling the top portion of the document is a lovely vignette of ships passing a lighthouse; the usual scalloped top edge has been trimmed. The paper and wax seal is present, with a few folded points; above the seal, is "Number 19 nineteen." Normal folds and light wrinkling. A vertical fold runs through Adams' first name, but the signature is exceptionally large and beautiful. Estimate Value $7,000 - 9,000
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