Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 22 x 16.75, June 19, 1855. Four-language ship’s pass issued to “Philip Howland master or commander of the Ship called Golconda…lying at present in the port of New Bedford bound for the Pacific Ocean and laden with Provisions, stores and utensils for a whaling voyage.” Prominently signed in the fourth panel by Franklin Pierce and countersigned by Secretary of State William Marcy. The original white paper seals remain affixed to the third panels. In very good condition, with staining and wrinkling, areas of paper loss, and tear and fold separations repaired with tape on the reverse.
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