Lot 15: John Quincy Adams

Partly-printed DS as president, signed "J. Q. Adams," one page, 13.25 x 8.5, December 1, 1825. President Adams grants Jesse Cain 240 acres of land in Missouri. Signed at the bottom by Adams and countersigned by Commissioner of the General Land Office George Graham. Matted and framed with a portrait of Adams to an overall size of 27.75 x 16. In very good condition, with several vertical folds, one through a single letter of signature, light toning and foxing, and some show-through from docketing on reverse. The white wafer seal is toned with a small separation at the top, but intact. Oversized.

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