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Thomas Jefferson

“ACCORDING TO THE RULES AND DISCIPLINE OF THE NAVY”: JEFFERSON signs an 1804 naval appointment

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“ACCORDING TO THE RULES AND DISCIPLINE OF THE NAVY”: JEFFERSON signs an 1804 naval appointment

Partly printed DS, signed “Th: Jefferson,” one page on vellum, 12.25 x 7.25, April 2, 1804. An appointment for [first name illegible] Read in the Navy of the United States. In good to very good condition, with several filled-in words faint and only partly legible, small hole to top margin (evidently original to manufacture of sheet), moderate soiling and light toning, and a few light creases and wrinkles touching signature. The signature itself is clear and mostly unaffected. Auction LOA John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and R&R COA.

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  • Dates: #338 - Ended October 15, 2008