Partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed “J. Q. Adams,” one page, 15.25 x 9.5, October 1, 1825. President Adams grants almost 160 acres of land in Mississippi to Martha P. Willis of Warren County. Signed at the conclusion by Adams, and countersigned by Commissioner of the General Land Office George Graham. The white seal is uniformly worn, but intact. In very good condition, with vertical folds and creases (one passing between Adams’s first two initials), and scattered light toning and foxing. Vicksburg, Mississippi was named after Martha Willis’s uncle, Newitt Vick, who established a mission on the site prior to 1825. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA.
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