Hamilton Fish
Washington, D.C., January 17 and December 3, 1874
Hamilton Fish 2 Special Passports Signed & Issued for Travel to Falkland Islands
Partially printed DS

Two Special Passports signed by Secretary of State Hamilton Fish, Washington, D.C., dated January 17 and December 3, 1874. The two passports are signed "Hamilton Fish" and issued to George Gerard to appoint him to numerous positions on the Falkland Islands. Each passport bears a blind embossed stamp of the Department of State. Both measure 12" x 18". Both with flattened folds and light toning and soiling at the edges. Large and bold signatures.

1. January 17, 1874, Washington, D.C., No. 936: "George Gerard is appointed Commercial Agent of the United States at Port Stanley, Falkland Islands, and is about proceeding thither?"
2. December 3, 1874, Washington, D.C., No. 1040: "George Gerard is appointed Consul of the United States at Port Stanley, Falkland Islands, and is about proceeding thither?"

Hamilton Fish (1808-1893) studied law and was admitted to the New York bar in 1830. He served as a member of the Whig Party in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1843 to 1845, as Lieutenant Governor in 1848, and as Governor in 1849 and 1850. Fish also served as U.S. Senator from New York from 1851 to 1857. During the Civil War, Fish helped raise funds for equipping troops and caring for their families and was instrumental in establishing a prisoner exchange system with the Confederate government. President Ulysses S. Grant appointed Fish as Secretary of State during his administration, and he served through both of Grant?s terms, from 1869 to 1877.

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12" x 18"