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Passport by edict of his majesty the sovereign Emperor Nikolai Pavlovitch, Autocrat of all the Russians allowing John Wesley Hackworth passage out of Russia, valid for 3 weeks, signed by Count Essen with description of John Wesley Hackworth at 16. John Wesley Hackworth is recorded as John 'William' Hackworth, Russians did not recognise Wesley as a name.
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461.00mm (height)534.00mm (width)
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Identifier:
- HACK/1/3/5
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By Edict of his Majesty the Sovereign Emperor
Nikolai Pavlovitch
Autocrat of all the Russias
Et cetera, et cetera, et cetera.
To each and every person whom it may concern it is hereby announced that the presenter of this document, a citizen of Great Britain, John William Hackworth, mechanical engineer, is leaving this country via Lierandia and Kurlendia. In witness whereof and for freedom of passage he is given this passport, which remains valid for three weeks, to pass the bearer through the frontier. This passport is allocated by the St. Petersburg District Governor General with the affixed seal of HIS IMPERIAL MAJESTY at St. Petersburg, the 12th day of December in the year 1836.
No. 3179 1560
Distinctive Characteristics:
Age: 16
Height: Medium
Hair: Light Brown
Face: Oval
Forehead: Average
Eyebrows: Bushy
Eyes: Hazel
Nose:
Mouth: Average
Chin: Rounded
HIS IMPERIAL MAJESTY, my most gracious Lord, General of the Army, Member of the Council of State, Military Governor General of St. Petersburg, and Chief of the Civil Service. Knight of the High Orders: of St. Andreas; of St. Alexander Nevski, with diamonds; of St. Vladimir, with 1st Class Grand Cross; of the White Eagle; of St George, 3rd Class; of St.Anna, 1st Class and of the Royal Prussian Red Eagle Order of the Grand Cross; and also holder of a golden sword set with diamonds, awarded for bravery, and of the 1812 medal. (Signed) Graif Essen.