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Passport to ship Swift of New Bedford :

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Description
Signed by President James Madison. Also signed by James Monroe as Secretary of State; countersigned with note by Jonathan? Hawes, Port Collector of New Bedford. Printed form, filled in by hand.
Type
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Production date
1815 March 10.
Call number
mssHM 15888
Creator
United States(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
Provenance unknown. In library as of 1941.
Restrictions
Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Rights
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
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