Thomas Jefferson and James Madison Signed Ship's Passport, dated June 12, 1805, in four languages, signed by Jefferson as President and Madison as Secretary of State, allowing the schooner John, commanded by William Lavender, passage from the Port of Washington to St. Thomas, carrying scantling, shingles, peas and tobacco, countersigned by William Keais, collector of the Port of Washington, with paper seal, folded, 17 3/4 in. x 22 3/4 in

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