Partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed “J. Q. Adams,” one page, 13.25 x 8.75, March 30, 1825. President Adams grants Peter Mills, "assignor of John Paul and Mason Watts," a parcel of land in Jeffersonville, Indiana, "containing five Hundred and seventy acres and eight Hundredths of an acre." Signed at the conclusion by President Adams, and countersigned by Commissioner of the General Land Office George Graham. White paper seal remains affixed to the lower left. In very good to fine condition, with soiling, staining, a short tear to the top edge, one extra vertical fold, and the "J" in the signature light but legible. Of particular interest is the document itself, which has been repurposed from the preceding administration of James Monroe, whose name has been struck through in a secretarial hand. Adams had been sworn into office only 26 days earlier, making this a decidedly early example.
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