Uncommon Scalloped Ship’s Passport Signed by President James Madison and Secretary of State James Monroe
Document signed, folio on vellum, Washington, April 4, 1816. A passport for the Brig Alexander out of New York, master Alexander Summers, burthen of 154 tons and crew of 9 men. It is countersigned by the Collector of the Port of New York, David Gelston.
There are engravings at top of...
Document signed, folio on vellum, Washington, April 4, 1816. A passport for the Brig Alexander out of New York, master Alexander Summers, burthen of 154 tons and crew of 9 men. It is countersigned by the Collector of the Port of New York, David Gelston.
There are engravings at top of a sailing ship and a harbor scene dominated by a lighthouse. These passports, given to ships rather than individuals, were used for foreign trade, and are among the most attractive of presidential signed documents. The War of 1812 was over for just a year at the time this document was issued, and trade was no longer dangerous. Scalloped Ship's Passports signed by Madison and Monroe are quite uncommon, this being the first we've had in some time.
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