Providing a certificate of safe passage to "Pierre Riviere, a Citizen of the United States aged 59 years," and an inhabitant of this state, for a trip to France, a partly printed document, completed in manuscript by a secretary and signed by Wickliffe 7 May 1856; contersigned by Secretary of State Andrew S. Herron and with the state seal affixed.
Baton Rouge, LA: 1856. Folio on blue paper; on the verso docketed by the French Consulate at New Orleans. Staining to lower portion, with some ink fading, the governor's signature a little light, but quite legible. Folded (tiny breaks at corner folds, some wear at edge). (#5636). Item #59083
Price: $175.00
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