Description: This listing is for an antique original handwritten invoice for the sale of 4,000 cigars, bound to Philadelphia, that was signed in Havana during 1835 by John Melizet of the Melizet Brothers firm, along with an official certification of its authenticity, signed by the erstwhile Consul of the United States for Havana, Nicholas Trist. Nicholas Philip Trist (1800–1874) was a diplomat who served as American consul to Cuba and helped to negotiate the end of the Mexican War (1846–1848). Born in Charlottesville to a family with a long acquaintance with Thomas Jefferson, Trist attended the U.S. Military Academy at West Point without taking a degree and soon after married Jefferson’s granddaughter, Virginia Jefferson Randolph. He served as clerk to the University of Virginia board of visitors, owned a newspaper in Charlottesville, and served briefly as President Andrew Jackson’s private secretary. In 1833 Trist was appointed American consult to Cuba and he survived calls for his removal in 1839. Six years later President James K. Polk made Trist the State Department’s chief clerk, and in 1847 dispatched him to Mexico with instructions to discreetly negotiate an end to the war. He did that, but not without confrontations with both the president and General Winfield Scott. After his return, Trist practiced law in New York, supported the Union during the American Civil War (1861–1865), and later moved to Alexandria. He died there in 1874. --Source: https://encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/trist-nicholas-philip-1800-1874/ Please see our photos for more details, and feel free to ask any questions you may have before making your purchase. Please choose expedited shipping for faster delivery. We ship most orders within one business day, and pride ourselves on packaging our items with extreme care to ensure that they arrive in the same condition as listed. Orders of items with a packaged weight of more than one pound must have a residential or business shipping address associated with them. We cannot ship such orders to P.O. boxes. INTERNATIONAL BUYERS, PLEASE READ: We offer international shipping via eBay's Global Shipping program for some of our items. If you are interested in one or more of these items and your country is not listed in the "Shipping and payments" tab of the listing, please contact us to obtain a quote. We offer direct worldwide shipping for other items. Import duties, taxes, and fees are not included in the item price or shipping cost. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding or buying. We have been selling video games, toys, electronics, and other prized collectibles for over 20 years. We strive to list items carefully and accurately and offer unparalleled customer service. We are a small family business and try to be personable with all of our customers. Our focus is to ensure every customer is pleased with our service and products. With our experience and feedback you can rest assured that you are in good hands! You may contact us through eBay's "Contact Seller" link and we will respond promptly Monday through Friday, 10am to 5pm eastern standard time. All questions we receive over the weekend will be answered on Monday morning.
Price: 249.99 USD
Location: Lancaster, Pennsylvania
End Time: 2024-02-24T22:46:33.000Z
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Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
