MR. G. D. KEOGH . — Original Victorian Passport .

London: Foreign Office 4th October 1854 . 0. Single sheet loose leaf passport for Mr. G. D. Keogh, travelling in France with his wife and daughter. Issued by Consul, George William Featherstonhaugh, dated 4th October 1854 for the Foreign Office, signed "G. W. Featherstonhaugh". Original folded paper document: 38.5cm x 26.5cm. Tape repair along centre crease, paper lightly soiled, edges chipped and creased. ** "[G. D. Keogh is likely George Drew Keogh (1782-1861), secretary of the St. John D'el Rey Mining Company, who was involved in the cause of Catholic emancipation. *** "George William Featherstonhaugh (1780-1866) advocated for the first railways in the US, was the first geologist to the US government and involved in the survey of the Louisiana Purchase, travelled amongst the Cherokee, was chosen to survey for the Webster-Ashburton Treaty of 1842 defining the border between the North Eastern US and British America, and from that year appointed British Consul for Le Havre, la Seine Inférieure & Calvados. He arranged the escape of King Louis Philippe ('Mr Smith') to England in 1848.] ".