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George Washington document signed as President on 31 January 1795. Washington appoints Spaniard Don Juan Bautista Bernabeu as shipping Consul in the Port of Baltimore, Maryland. Washington appointed several Spanish Consuls in the months leading up to the signing of The Treaty of San Lorenzo, in which 12 years of disputation between the countries came to an end. Document, countersigned by Secretary of State Edmund Randolph, measures 8'' x 10'' nicely matted and framed to 36.5'' x 23.5''. Weighs 11.5 lbs. Discreet folds, one affecting signature. Overall in very good to near fine condition for a document of its age.
George Washington Document Signed as President in 1795 -- Washington Appoints Spaniard Don Juan Bautista Bernabeu as Consul
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