Archive Record
Images
Metadata
Object # |
1995.001.001 |
Object Name |
Passport |
Description |
Framed passport is signed by Abraham Lincoln but dated after the death of Lincoln. It was common for the president to sign passports before they were actually issued. This passport grants the Bark Milwood of New Bedford, Isaac Allen, Master, safe passage on the high seas. |
Search Terms |
Whaling |
People |
Allen, Isaac Lincoln, Abraham (President) |
Subjects |
Whaling |
Date |
04/17/1865 |
Title |
Passport for Bark Milwood of New Bedford, 1865 |
Category |
8: Communication Artifact |
Sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Accession number |
1995.001 |