$563
A collection of nautical papers related to the Cutts family of Pepperellborough, Maine, late 18th to early 19th-century, including: 1) 1790. Broadside for the Regulation of Seaman with the printed names of George Washington as President, John Adams as Vice President, and Thomas Jefferson as Secretary of State. Fully printed to verso, and partially printed and filled out in manuscript recto with information for the ship 16 x 19 3/4 inches; 2) Receipt for a share of the Privateer Brig Kennebunk, January 3, 1815. 6 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches; 3) Manuscript passport document in French signed ("Joseph Fenwick"), US Consul, for Thomas Cutts for travel in France. 9 3/4 x 7 1/2 inches; 4) Receipt to Thomas Cutts from Martin Bailey, signed ("Martin Bailey"), August 28, 1793. 3 x 7 inches; 5) New England Marine Insurance Company Document, signed ("Dominicus Cutts"). 14 x 9 1/2 inches; 6) Policy of Assurance for the Brig 1801. 12 x 7 1/2 inches; 7) document, 1793 for the Brig 10 x 8 inches; 8) Autographed letter signed ("Mary Cutts"), three pages, on lined paper, Newburyport, November 9, 1779. (8 total)
Auctioneer:
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers
Date:
2013-11-06