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MARTIN VAN BUREN. DOCUMENT SIGNED, WASHINGTON, [D.C.], 8 FEBRUARY 1839
Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 USD
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Description
- Document signed ("M. Van Buren") as eight President, ordering the Secretary of State to affix the seal of the United States to both the Senate ratification and the ratified copy of the Convention with Mexico
1 page (10 x 8 in.; 255 x 200 mm) on a bifolium of blue paper, Washington, [D.C.], 8 February 1839, partially printed, with 4 manuscript lines in a neat clerical hand, docketed on the integral blank "8th February 1839 | Ratifying the Convention with Mexico"; very light browning at folds and edges.
Provenance
Charles E. Sigety (his sale, Christie's New York, 7 December 2015, lot 299)
Condition
1 page (10 x 8 in.; 255 x 200 mm) on a bifolium of blue paper, Washington, [D.C.], 8 February 1839, partially printed, with 4 manuscript lines in a neat clerical hand, docketed on the integral blank "8th February 1839 | Ratifying the Convention with Mexico"; very light browning at folds and edges.
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NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Martin Van Buren's border troubles between Texas Independence and the Mexican War In September 1838, Secretary of State John Forsyth and Mexican minister Francisco Pizarro Martinez negotiated a Convention to evaluate the claims of citizens on both sides of the shifting Texas border. President Van Buren forwarded it to the Senate, where it was approved on January 31.