Ship's Document

March 9, 2009

This is a document which I take
at this time to be authentic, signed by President
James Monroe and then
Secretary of State, John
Quincy Adams.

The document
is beautifully

decorated
as seen in the
details
of the ship

and lighthouse at right.

The document commissions a ship's passage, however I have not yet been able to figure out

the name of the ship because of
the difficulty in the legibility of the writing.

The entire document, which was discovered or "rediscovered" in one of the rooms of the library, is show below. Though difficult to see, the signatures are at the bottom of the document.

It will be interesting to learn more about this example

of maritime history.