J. Trumbull Signed Cut: Adams Convenes Senate, Jefferson's Inauguration, PSA Slabbed
Jonathan Trumbull, Jr.
Lebanon, CT, February 14, 1801
J. Trumbull Signed Cut: Adams Convenes Senate, Jefferson's Inauguration, PSA Slabbed
Signature
Jonathan Trumbull, Jr. (1740-1809). His signature, "Jona Trumbull Govern," with elaborate paraph, cut from the partial closing of an autograph document concerning President John Adams's forthcoming special session of the U.S. Senate on March 4, 1801, the very day on which Thomas Jefferson was inaugurated as the third U.S. President. 1p, recto and verso, 7.125" x 3.125", Lebanon, Connecticut, February 14, 1801. Certified and encapsulated by PSA/DNA to an overall size of 9.5" x 4.5". Flattened folds with minor separation and a few small areas of loss. Scattered foxing and light soiling. Pencil notations from a former collector. In very good plus to near fine condition.
Recto in full: "Given at Lebanon in sd State this 14th Day of Feby - 1801 - / Jona Trumbull Govern."
Verso in full: "The President of the United States having thot proper to convene the Senate of the United States, on Wednesday the 4th of March next, 'to receive, consider, & act upon any Communications which may be then made to them touching the public interests of the State' - It becomes necessary for the Governor & Council to meet, consider & decide on the expediency of making..."
This document is particularly significant in the context of the extraordinary events of March 4, 1801, when the Senate convened and Thomas Jefferson was inaugurated as the third President of the United States, marking the first peaceful transfer of the presidency between opposing political parties in American history.
Jonathan Trumbull was an American politician and military officer who served as the governor of Connecticut, speaker of the United States House of Representatives, and lieutenant governor of Connecticut. He is the longest-serving governor in Connecticut history since the Revolutionary War.
This item comes with a Certificate from John Reznikoff, a premier authenticator for both major 3rd party authentication services, PSA and JSA (James Spence Authentications), as well as numerous auction houses.
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Jonathan Trumbull, Jr.
Lebanon, CT, February 14, 1801
J. Trumbull Signed Cut: Adams Convenes Senate, Jefferson's Inauguration, PSA Slabbed
Signature
Jonathan Trumbull, Jr. (1740-1809). His signature, "Jona Trumbull Govern," with elaborate paraph, cut from the partial closing of an autograph document concerning President John Adams's forthcoming special session of the U.S. Senate on March 4, 1801, the very day on which Thomas Jefferson was inaugurated as the third U.S. President. 1p, recto and verso, 7.125" x 3.125", Lebanon, Connecticut, February 14, 1801. Certified and encapsulated by PSA/DNA to an overall size of 9.5" x 4.5". Flattened folds with minor separation and a few small areas of loss. Scattered foxing and light soiling. Pencil notations from a former collector. In very good plus to near fine condition.
Recto in full: "Given at Lebanon in sd State this 14th Day of Feby - 1801 - / Jona Trumbull Govern."
Verso in full: "The President of the United States having thot proper to convene the Senate of the United States, on Wednesday the 4th of March next, 'to receive, consider, & act upon any Communications which may be then made to them touching the public interests of the State' - It becomes necessary for the Governor & Council to meet, consider & decide on the expediency of making..."
This document is particularly significant in the context of the extraordinary events of March 4, 1801, when the Senate convened and Thomas Jefferson was inaugurated as the third President of the United States, marking the first peaceful transfer of the presidency between opposing political parties in American history.
Jonathan Trumbull was an American politician and military officer who served as the governor of Connecticut, speaker of the United States House of Representatives, and lieutenant governor of Connecticut. He is the longest-serving governor in Connecticut history since the Revolutionary War.
This item comes with a Certificate from John Reznikoff, a premier authenticator for both major 3rd party authentication services, PSA and JSA (James Spence Authentications), as well as numerous auction houses.
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