ANDREW JACKSON Signed Ships Paper Passport 10/11/1833 CoSigned Edward Livingston

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ANDREW JACKSON Signed Ships Paper Passport 10/11/1833 CoSigned Edward Livingston:
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Framed Signed Ships Paper / Passport dated 11 October 1833. Pencil drawing of Andrew Jackson in top left corner, scalloped mat top center depicting a drawing of a ship and lighthouse with Presidential seal fully intact. Signed by President Andrew Jackson, Secretary of State Edward Livingston and Collector J.H. Crawford and issued to Joseph Fitch of the ship Superior of New London, Connecticut. Wood Frame dark brown in color with some nics and scuffs. Frame measures roughly 22-1/4" Length X 18" Wide. The glass of the framing has a matte finish with a tiny textured look (not sure of the technical term for this.)
I am not a historical document expert but I had this appraised by a local appraiser who is trained in historical document appraisal. I am offering this document significantly below appraisal value. Please review the pictures closely. I have attempted to highlight any defects I can see but buyer is responsible for verifying the item is in a condition acceptable to him/her prior to purchase. There are visible fold creases in roughly 2 sections of the document. The seal appears to be in excellent condition to me, but some of the end points are curling. The hand written ink items are faded however the Andrew Jackson signature and Edward Livingston signature are still quite visible. The frame has nicks and scuffs. The mat has some curl at the pencil drawing of Andrew Jackson and the drawing itself has a roll or curling to it when viewed at an extreme angle. The mat also has a roughly 3/4" stain in the very bottom right hand corner. I have provided the text of the document in the description but it is only what I can decipher. I do not guarantee the correct spelling or context. Again - please review the pictures closely before determining to purchase.
Text of Document (underlining indicates hand written text only - does not indicate underlining in the document) the President of the United States of America
Suffer the ship Superior of New LondonJoseph Fitch, master of commander of the burthen of fourhundred fivetons or thereabouts mounted withone guns navigated with Thirty threemen
To Pass with her Company PassengersGoods and Merchandize without any hinderance seisure or molestationthe said Ship appearing by good testimony to belong to oneor more of the Citizens of the United States and to him or them only
Given under my hand and the Seal of theUnited States of America the Eleventhday of October in the year of our Lordthousand Eight hundred and thirty three
Andrew JacksonBy the President
Edw Livingston Secretary of StateState of ConnecticutDistrict of New LondonCountersigned byJ.H. Crawford, Collector
To all persons whomthese may a little research online googling Joseph Fitch and Ship Superior the Mystic Seaport Org website indicates he was a Master of the boat during the timeframe of this document. He was also a prior owner. Itasloappearsthe ship was a whaling vessel at the time of this document and Captain Joseph Fitchand although thiswebsite showsCaptain Joseph Fitch was master until 1938, another website indicates hedied aboard the ship Superiorin 1835 while whaling in the Pacific Ocean via gunpowder explosion. Here's info from the Mystic Seaport Org Ship Database, 1789-1939Superior (Ship)Summary:Year Built: 1808
Place Built: Philadelphia, PA
Home Port: New London, CT
Customs District: New London
Years registered: 1827 -1848
Notes: In 1851 rig listed as Bark Ship.
Physical description:Length: 108 ft. 2 in.Beam:
29 ft. 2 in.Tonnage: 405 76/95Depth: 14 ft. 7 in.Masts: threeStern: squareDecks: twoHead: figureheadFigureHead: John1827 - 1830 Fitch, Joseph1833 - 1838 Allyn, Christopher1838 Sloan, James1848 Anthony1827 - 1830 Thompson, Isaac1827 - 1830 Stockman, Charles S.1827 - 1831 Stern, William1827 - 1831 Billings, William W.1827 - 1831 Brandagee, John1827 - 1831 Hallam, George1827 - 1831 Hallam, John1827 - 1831 Billings, Noyes1827 - 1848 Fitch, Joseph1830 - 1831 Babcock, Rouse1830 - 1848 Coit, Jonathan1830 - 1848 Willets, Samuel1831 - 1833 Brown, John M.1831 - 1833 Starr, Jonathan1831 - 1833 Lamb, Billings1831 - 1833 Stoddard, Ralph1831 - 1833; 1848 Babcock, William1831 -1833 Brown, Benjamin F.1831 -1833 Mason, William L.1831-1833;1848 Saunders, Erastus1833 - 1838 Hallam, Edward1833 - 1848 Lane, Albert M.1838 - 1842 Hart, Alexander1844 - 1848 Law, Albert M.1844 - 1848 Lamb, Billings1848 Mason, Peter1848 Sturr, Jonathan1848 Brown, Benjamin F.1848 Brown, Benjamin F.1848 is info from findagrave website for Captain Joseph Joseph Fitch (1802 London County
Connecticut, USADeath:Jan. 23, 1835Inscription:
Joseph Fitch, of Montville, died on board the Whale Ship Superior, of New London, by explosion of gunpower. Age 33Note: In the James Stewart lot, he shares a monument with Erastus SaundersBurial:
Cedar Grove Cemetery
New London
New London County
Connecticut, USA
Plot: Section 8

Created by: Irma
Record added: Feb 14, 2012
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