Partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed “Th: Jefferson" as president and "James Madison" as secretary of state, one page, 15.25 x 8.5, May 9, 1808. Desirable military land grant issued to Eleanor Cookerly, "heir at law of Benjamin Rice, a Captain in the late Army of the United States, in consideration of the said Benjamin Rice's military services," for a tract of land containing 100 acres, "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 creased paper seal affixed to the lower left remains intact. Impressively cloth-matted and framed with engraved plaques and color portraits to an overall size of 38.25 x 22. In very good to fine condition, with the handwritten portions of the document very light, and the signatures a couple of shades light but completely legible. 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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