November 2017 Auction Ends Thursday, November 16th, 5pm Pacific

Lot #36:

George Washington Document Signed as President, Also Signed by Thomas Jefferson as Secretary of State

George Washington and Thomas Jefferson document signed as President and Secretary of State. Datelined Philadelphia on 8 March 1792, document appoints ''Zachariah Rhodes of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations...Inspector of the Revenue for the Port of Patuxet''. Vellum document measures 14.25'' x 12'' with intact red wax-based paper seal. Repaired separation and paper loss along folds, and light soiling. Signatures of ''Go. Washington'' and ''Th. Jefferson'' are large and remain strong.