Ship Passport Signed By James Monroe And John Quincy Adams
19th-century United States ship passport / sea letter issued under President James Monroe for the vessel Alliance of Newport.
Key details visible on the document:
Date: December 1821
Signed by: James Monroe as President and John Quincy Adams as Secretary of State
Issued in: Newport, Rhode Island
Vessel: Alliance of Newport
Captain/master: “James C. Swain”
Embossed federal seal intact
Printed maritime vignette with ship and lighthouse imagery
These documents were official federal papers carried by American merchant vessels to establish nationality and trading rights abroad. They were commonly issued on vellum or rag paper and folded for shipboard use.
Early U.S. federal maritime document
Strong decorative engraving
Embossed seal survives clearly
Association with John Quincy Adams
Good handwritten annotations on reverse
Complete and authentic appearance
Condition issues affecting value:
Heavy fold wear
Toning and staining
Several circular punch cancellations
Creasing and edge wear
Likely trimmed lower edge in scallop form as issued/folded
19th-century United States ship passport / sea letter issued under President James Monroe for the vessel Alliance of Newport.
Key details visible on the document:
Date: December 1821
Signed by: James Monroe as President and John Quincy Adams as Secretary of State
Issued in: Newport, Rhode Island
Vessel: Alliance of Newport
Captain/master: “James C. Swain”
Embossed federal seal intact
Printed maritime vignette with ship and lighthouse imagery
These documents were official federal papers carried by American merchant vessels to establish nationality and trading rights abroad. They were commonly issued on vellum or rag paper and folded for shipboard use.
Early U.S. federal maritime document
Strong decorative engraving
Embossed seal survives clearly
Association with John Quincy Adams
Good handwritten annotations on reverse
Complete and authentic appearance
Condition issues affecting value:
Heavy fold wear
Toning and staining
Several circular punch cancellations
Creasing and edge wear
Likely trimmed lower edge in scallop form as issued/folded