Lot 66
Jackson, Andrew - Land Grant Signed as President, With Huge Signature (1769-1845) Seventh President of the United States (1929-37). Partly printed document signed "Andrew Jackson" as President, on vellum, 10 x 16¾", Washington, Jan. 4, 1831. Granting John R. Drisk of Tuskaloosa County, Alabama seventy-nine acres and eighty one and a half hundredths of an acre of land in Tuscaloosa. Very good; normal folds and a couple of tiny holes at vertical folds. There is vellum loss at two places along the lower edge, both of which could be matted out; one affects the signature of Land Commissioner Elijah Hayward. The paper and wax seal is intact at lower left and Andrew Jackson's signature is huge, measuring 5½". Jackson was the last President to sign land grants. Estimate Value $1,200 - 1,500
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