782. MARTIN VAN BUREN Partly-printed D.S. as Secretary of State, 1p. folio parchment, Washington, Jan. 4, 1830, a scallop-top ship's paper issued to the "Ship Hercules of New Bedford", a vessel of 290 tons with a crew of 23 men, boldly signed by Van Buren as Secretary of State at bottom. A vandal years ago removed President Andrew Jackson's signature from the document, yet the area could be re-backed and the document would again be quite presentable as Van Buren's signature is quite bold. $300-400