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| James Madison, James Monroe Mediterranean Ship’s Passport Signed [American President] [Maritime Document]
Document signed "James Madison" as President and "Jas Monroe" as Secretary of State; November 07, 1811. One page on parchment with scalloped top with engraved pictures of sailing ship and lighthouse, with white paper seal of the United States.
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| James Madison Free Frank with Autograph Letter Signed from William Thornton Re Patent requirements [American President]
Autograph letter signed by William Thornton as Superintendant of the Patent Office, sent under cover of free frank signed by James Madison as U.S. Secretary of State, one page, April 26, 1806. 9.75 x 7.75 in.
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| ww: Thomas Jefferson as President and James Madison Signed Patent for Improvement in Power Obtained by the Rising and Falling of the Tide to Give Motion to All Kinds of Machinery [American President] [Declaration Signer] [Science & Technology]
Document signed "Th: Jefferson" as President and "James Madison" as Secretary of State, and "Levi Lincoln" as Attorney General to John Staples, Jr.; Washington, D.C., March 18, 1803, one page, vellum, with white paper presidential seal. Signed patent for an improvement in hydro-power obtained by the rising and falling of the tide to give motion to all kinds of machinery. Before the widespread use of steam engines, water was the primary power supply for American industry.
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| James Madison Signed Military Commission [American President] [Maritime Document]
Document signed "James Madison" as President and "Paul Hamilton" as Secretary of the Navy; June 18, 1810, one page on vellum, with engravings of eagle and colors and equipment and with white paper seal of the Navy Department.
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| [P] James Madison as President and Robert Smith Signed Patent for Improvement in the Diving Dress to be used in the Company of a Boat or Alone [American President] [Science & Technology]
Document signed "James Madison" as President and "R[obert] Smith" as Secretary of State, and "C[aesar] A. Rodney" as Attorney General to Chauncy Hall; Washington, D.C., December 24, 1810, one page, vellum, with white paper presidential seal and ribbon. Includes a three and three-quarter page description of the invention, signed by the inventor.
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| [P] James Madison and James Monroe Patent Signed for Improvement on a Machine for Shearing Cloth [American President] [Science & Technology]
Document signed "James Madison", as President, "Jas. Monroe", as Secretary of State, and "W[illiam]Pinkney", as Attorney General to George Booth. One page on vellum with white paper presidential seal and ribbon. Includes a description of the invention, signed by the inventor. October 13, 1812, Washington, D.C. 30.3 x 36.5 cm.
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| [P] James Madison as President and Robert Smith Signed Patent for Improvement in Machine for Pumping [American President] [Science & Technology]
Document signed "James Madison" as President and "R[obert] Smith" as Secretary of State, and "C[aesar] A. Rodney" as Attorney General to Royal Yeamans; Washington, D.C., May 28, 1810, one page on vellum, with a one and one-third page description of the invention, signed by the inventor.
| | | | | James Madison and James Monroe Privateers Commission Document Signed [American President]
War of 1812. Document signed “James Madison” as President and “Jas. Monroe” as Secretary of State; November 13, 1812.
Partial Transcript: “I have Commissioned... the private armed Schooner called the Rossie...mounting five carriage guns and navigated by Thirty five men... to subdue, seize and take any armed or unarmed British vessel, public or private... to bring within some port of the United States...”.
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| [P] James Madison and James Monroe Signed Patent for a Vibrating Shearing Machine [American President] [Science & Technology]
Document signed James Madison, as President, and James Monroe as Secretary of State, to David Dewey, December 7, 1814, two pages.
| | | | | [P] James Madison and James Monroe Signed Patent for a Method of Drawing and Curing Cancer [American President] [Science & Technology]
This extremely rare 1815 medical patent is accompanied by a one-half page description of the invention: “A Liquid... is extracted by boiling from the Ashes of the Bark of Red Oak, Spanish Oak and Hickory... The said [liquid] is applied to the cancer on the human body and repeated until the cancer Tumour [sic.] is destroyed.” To Jacob Ware, September 20, 1815. One-and-a-half pages.
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| James Madison Autograph Letter Signed [American President] [TP] (o:)
Autograph Letter Signed during the Nullification Crisis: "Our Free System of Government, However Liable to Local & Acute Maladies, Has a Chronic Health & Vigor" (“James Madison”) to James Barbour (1775-1842), U.S. Minister to Great Britain; Montpelier, VA, December 18, 1828.
Provenance: Acquired from Christie’s auction, The Forbes Collection.
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