Premier Auction
Sat, Mar 23, 2019 09:00AM EDT
Lot 1613
Thomas Jefferson and James Madison Document
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500
Bid Increments
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| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
19th century, engraved and handwritten passage papers for the ship Exchange, in four languages, reads "Thomas Jefferson, President of the United States...be it known that Seamus Weeks master or commander of the ship called the Exchange...laden with Coffee, Indigo, Sugar, Cotton, Cocoa, Rocoa, Old Clothes, Tin, Castor Oil, Old Copper, Logwood...New York, 1804", signed by the President "Thomas Jefferson", Secretary of State, "James Madison", 18 x 21 in.
Provenance: Collection of Marion and Theodore Gore, Williamsburg, Virginia