Gay would know, I think he was in charge of this in teh 1860s

At 02:10 PM 3/1/2000 -0500, you wrote:
>Here's a question that will challenge your knowledge of history.
>Yesterday I got a bundle of old family papers. Included was my
>great-grandfather's US Citizenship document dated 1861. It looks like
>the key points are written in by hand (it looks like the original ink).
>The seal however is green sticky paper with an impression. I am assuming
>that this is a later certified copy of the original document. Do any of
>you people know how to tell whether this is an original or a copy (maybe
>the name of the printer is the give away? When did they start using
>paper seals?).  Also, there is a photocopy of a "safe passge" type
>document from the late 1860's. Is that the equivalent of a passport or
>was that something to do with the Civil War?
>
>Sally
>
Frank Cross
Herbert D. Kelleher Centennial Professor of Business Law
CBA 5.202
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX 78712