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Lot #304
Daniel Webster Autograph Letter Signed on a Contested Ship Seizure: "

"Cases of seizure by the French, in the north of Spain, during the time that Joseph Buonaparte claimed to be King, are not within the Treaty"

Estimate: $300+

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Description

"Cases of seizure by the French, in the north of Spain, during the time that Joseph Buonaparte claimed to be King, are not within the Treaty"

ALS signed “D. Webster,” one page, 7.5 x 7, January 18, 1822. Handwritten letter to a gentleman, in full: "The commissioners directed today, in the case of the Sch. Perseverance, & cargo, that cases of seizure by the French, in the north of Spain, during the time that Joseph Buonaparte claimed to be King, are not within the Treaty." Matted and framed with an engraved portrait (featuring Webster's facsimile signature) to an overall size of 15.5 x 27.5. In fine condition.

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