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Fri, Jul 11, 2014 06:30PM EDT - Sun, Jul 13, 2014 06:30PM EDT
Lot 409

Thomas Jefferson, James Madison

Estimate: $2,000 - $4,000

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Signed Land Grant (Thomas Jefferson, Third President of the United States, 1743-1826; James Madison, Fourth President of the United States, 1751-1836), dated October 7th, 1805, document granting two 100-acre tracts of land to William Rickard for his past military services, signed in brown ink "Th. Jefferson" as President of the United States and countersigned "James Madison" as Secretary of State, partially printed on vellum with paper and wax seal, docketing notes verso; framed together with modern reproductions of Jefferson's and Madison's portraits, 8-3/4 x 16 in. (page), 26 x 23 in. (frame); modern painted wood frame, hinged to mount with plastic tape, creases, handling grime, fading, light toning, smudges; modern portraits in good condition; frame with abrasions. Provenance: Private Collection

Condition

hinged to mount with plastic tape, creases, handling grime, fading, light toning, smudges; modern portraits in good condition; frame with abrasions

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