Subject: Passports

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Government Travel Pass Issued to Mendes I. Cohen, Washington, D.C., January 12, 1838 Government Travel Pass Issued to Mendes I. Cohen, Washington, D.C., January 12, 1838

Government travel pass signed by Secretary of State John Forsyth granting free passage to Mendes I. Cohen, bearer of dispatches to the U.S. Legation in London. Issued in Washington, D.C. on January 12, 1838. The document is from Volume A, Page 2 of Arc.MS.56.

Passport of Moses Abraham, Notarized by Joseph Nunes, New York, July 8, 1867 Passport of Moses Abraham, Notarized by Joseph Nunes, New York, July 8, 1867

Passport issued to Moses Abraham on July 8, 1867, and notarized by Joseph Nunes in New York, New York. The passport is contained within its original calfskin wallet, which features a large eagle watermark.

Passport of Sabato Morais, Livorno, Italy, June 22, 1854 Passport of Sabato Morais, Livorno, Italy, June 22, 1854

Italian passport issued to Sabato Morais on June 22, 1854. Morais was born in Livorno, Italy in 1823 and resided in London at the time of issuance. The passport features elaborate printing and is handwritten in part. This document is part of a larger collection relating to the life and career of Sabato Morais, a significant figure in American Judaism.

Passport of Sigmund T. Meyer, New York City, August 12, 1854 Passport of Sigmund T. Meyer, New York City, August 12, 1854

Passport issued to Sigmund T. Meyer of New York City on August 12, 1854. The passport, signed by Daniel Webster as Secretary of State, includes a physical description of Meyer. The accompanying stampless envelope is addressed to J.B. Nones from the Department of State.