Partly-printed DS, signed “Th: Jefferson” as president and “James Madison” as secretary of state, one page, 15 x 9, May 8, 1806. Land grant issued to Nicholas Gutshall of Washington County, Pennsylvania for a parcel of land under an “Act of Congress entitled ‘An Act providing for the sale of the Lands of the United States in the territory north-west of the Ohio and above the mouth of the Kentucky River.’” Beautifully cloth matted and framed, with color images of Jefferson and Madison, along with biographical plaques of each, to an overall size of 40 x 21.5 In good to very good condition, with three vertical folds, one through a single letter of Madison’s signature, light skipping to Jefferson’s signature, scattered toning and foxing (heaviest along horizontal fold), a couple small pencil notations, and some light creasing and wrinkling. The seal is missing.
During his presidency, Jefferson doubled the size of the United States with the 1803 purchase of the Louisiana Territory. As the nation continued to expand, Congress implemented measures that allowed its residents to benefit from the expansion—men such as Mr. Gutshall. Ohio lands were surveyed and sold by the federal government, private individuals, and by the states of Virginia and Connecticut. Since parts of the state were surveyed at different times, Ohio was divided into areas called survey districts or land grants. Between 1798 and 1821, Congress allowed anyone the chance to buy large amounts of the remaining public land. A desirable document signed by two chief executives as America continued its expansion. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RRAuction COA.
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