Thomas Jefferson signed land grant signed as President, countersigned by James Madison, June 21, 1803....

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Thomas Jefferson signed land grant signed as President, countersigned by James Madison, June 21, 1803. Document signed ("Th: Jefferson") as President, 1 page (12.5 x 15.5 in.; 318 x 394 mm.), on vellum, Washington, 21 June 1803, being a partly-printed document granting lands to George Matthews. Countersigned by James Madison, Secretary of State. Usual folds and wrinkles associated with vellum documents with areas of minor toning; wafer seal is present but cracked at fold. Thomas Jefferson grants land in consideration for military services. The document reads in part: Thomas Jefferson, President of the United States of America...Know ye, That, in consideration of military service performed by John Smith and Michael Barnett (both Soldiers for three years) & James Culbertson (a Captain for three years) to the United States, in the Virginia Line on Continental Establishment, and in pursuance of an Act of the Congress of the United States, passed on the 10th day of August in the year 1790, intituled [sic] "An Act to enable the Officers and Soldiers of the Virginia Line on Continental Establishment, to obtain titles to certain lands lying north-west of the River Ohio, between the Little Miami and Sciota;" and another Act of the said Congress passed on the 9th day of June, in the year 1794, amendatory of the said Act, there is granted by the United States unto George Matthews assignee as to one hundred and sixty seven acres on warrant no. 1808, of the Executor of the said James Culbertson...Th: Jefferson