President Grover Cleveland Signed 8x10 Proclamation Letter PSA/DNA LOA 199541

Offered is a President Grover Cleveland Signed 8x10 Document – Fur Seal Legislation, PSA/DNA Authenticated.  This is historically significant partly-printed presidential document signed by Grover Cleveland on April 14, 1896, during his second term in office. Measuring 8" x 10" and printed on Executive Mansion letterhead, this directive instructs the Secretary of State to affix the Seal of the United States to Cleveland’s proclamation enforcing the Act of Congress of February 21, 1893, which addressed the killing of fur seals in the Bering Sea.

Neatly signed by President Cleveland at the conclusion, the document is in fine condition, with a printed copy of the related proclamation included.

This letter pertains to Proclamation 385, a key step in regulating the overharvesting of fur-bearing animals in Alaska and the Bering Sea. The legislation aimed to curb unsustainable seal hunting practices, particularly by foreign vessels, and played a role in escalating tensions between the United States and Great Britain—culminating in the Bering Sea Arbitration of 1893. The conflict nearly led to war and ultimately laid the groundwork for the North Pacific Fur Seal Convention of 1911, the first international treaty focused on wildlife conservation.

This letter is Certified by PSA/DNAincludes their tamper-proof hologram and a full Letter of Authentication, ensuring its provenance and value.