Reconstruction-era United States Passport

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US TxSaT SC.000-027

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Reconstruction-era United States Passport

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  • 1869 (Creation)

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United States passport document belonging to William J. Fitzsimmons, issued in 1869 with a stamped signature of Secretary of State Hamilton Fish. According to Fitzsimmons's descendant, the pass was issued so that Fitzsimmons could travel from Baltimore to Virginia to check on family.

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      Donated by Letitia W. Sellers, April 2016.

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      Added by Colleen Hoelscher, January 2022.

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