Passport for the ship Marcus
Overview
Legal document: passport for US ship: engraved form filled in by hand. Signed by James Monroe as President and by by J.Q. Adams as Secretary of State. Counter-signed by David Gelston, Collector.
Dates
- Creation: June 10, 1818
Creator
- United States. President (1817-1825 : Monroe) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
None
Conditions Governing Use
Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.
Extent
1 folder (1 leaf.) ; 36 cm x 25.5 cm (irregularly cut).
Language of Materials
English
Scope and Contents
Signed by James Monroe as President and by by J.Q. Adams as Secretary of State. Counter-signed by David Gelston, Collector. Number 157, issued to Ship Marcus of New York, Moses Hillard master (283 11/95 tons, no guns, 12 men). "Ship Marcus 283 11/95 tons".
Physical Location
MS Q2:9
Immediate Source of Acquisition
In Department by 1968, and probably before 1960. Frame resembled frame of MS Q2:10. Old cards marked "Framed docs".
Processing Information
Previously in simple glazed black wood frame (dis-framed May 1979). Fold-marks indicate formerly kept as 16 x 9cm packet.
Subject
- Monroe, James, 1758-1831 (Person)
- Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 (Person)
- Hillard, Moses (Person)
Geographic
- Title
- Guide to the American Presidential Legal Documents Collection
- Subtitle
- Passport for the ship Marcus.
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by alh, June 27, 1979. Finding aid encoded by mg, 2005.
- Date
- 2005
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in<language encodinganalog="language">English.</language>
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/9863481286
- Preferred citation
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American Presidential Legal Documents Collection, Department of Special Collections, MS Q2:9, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas Libraries
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository