Passport, 1862 March 13.

Format:

Other

Author/Creator:

Godey, Louis, b. 1840.

Contributor:

Godey, Louis, recipient.

Godey, Louis Antoine, 1804-1878, associated name.

American Imprints Collection (Athenaeum of Philadelphia)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Godey, Louis.

Godey family.

Passports--United States.

Passports.

Genre:

Passports -- United States.

Physical Description:

1 item.

Place of Publication:

1862 March 13.

Biography/History:

Louis Godey was (presumably) the son of Philadelphia publisher Louis Antoine Godey (1804-1878) who founded and published "Godey's Lady's Book" beginning in 1830; Godey's lady's book was the first and most successful of American women's magazines and was designed with the intention of entertaining and educating the women of America.

Summary:

This elaborate leather bound passport with United States seal belonged to Louis Godey and was signed by the U.S. Secretary of State, William H. Seward, on March 13, 1862; it has been stamped in several countries including, France, Italy, Austria, Russia and Prussia.

Notes:

Printed form with manuscript insertions.

In the "Description" area on the official signed and sealed page of this document, the applicant's age is noted as 22 years; since the passport was issued in 1862 it could not have belonged to publisher Louis Antoine Godey who was born in 1804; it does seem likely however to have belonged to his son, Louis Godey.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Item acquired by the Athenaeum as part of a collection containing books, manuscript material and realia relating to Louis Antoine Godey, his family and the Godey's lady's book; library also has entire run of the Godey family's set of Godey's lady's book.

Athenaeum copy: Housed in protective box.