Partly-printed vellum DS, signed "Th: Jefferson" as president and "James Madison" as secretary of state, one page, 11.5 x 12, July 7, 1801. Desirable military land grant issued "in pursuance of the act of Congress passed on the first day of June 1796, entitled 'An Act regulating the grants of Land appropriated for Military Services, and for the Society of the United Brethren for propagating the gospel among the Heathen.'" Signed at the conclusion by President Jefferson and countersigned by Secretary of State Madison. The wrinkled paper seal affixed to the lower left remains intact. Impressively double-cloth-matted and framed with portraits of both to an overall size of 33.5 x 19. In very good condition, with overall wrinkling, and staining rendering the body of the document mostly unreadable, however both signatures are completely legible (Jefferson's is light, but Madison's quite bold). This type of land grant was typically issued as compensation for military service during the Revolutionary War—a desirable example signed by two founding fathers.
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