This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/30/2015
Offered here is a document dated November 1, 1844 that has been signed by President John Tyler. Tyler grants Matthew Allen of Florida a parcel of land "as Subject to Sale at Tallahassee, Florida Territory, containing one hundred and sixty acres." The document is countersigned by J. Williams as recorder of the General Land Office. Traces from an affixed Presidential seal remain in the lower left. The document measures to the full size of 10" x 16". There are four vertical folds and scattered staining. This is a very rare document, as Tyler himself did not sign many grants. After President Andrew Jackson passed a law in 1833 allowing land grants to be secretarially signed, Tyler had his son Robert sign most of his land grants, only personally signing a handful of them. Accompanied by a full Letter of Authenticity from PSA/DNA.