$5,000
Document signed ("John Adams"), as President, one page, October 3, 1797. Countersigned by Secretary of State Timothy Pickering ("Timothy Pickering"). Four-language ship's passport for the ship bound for Amsterdam, owned by Thomas Cutts. Two seals present. Signed multiple times by James Simon ("James Simon"), as collector. Verso with manuscript conveyance from Amsterdam with another seal. Creased in half and separated at the center fold; offsetting from seals; seals faded; some loss at edges. 15 1/2 x 19 1/2 inches.
Auctioneer:
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers
Date:
2013-11-06