Certificate for the Dutch steam frigate Evertsen to leave the harbour of Port Mahon, Menorca. In 1860 the majority of the crew of the Evertsen suffered from an epidemic eye disease and sailed from the waters near Toulon to Menorca in order to recover. The certificate mentions the name of the ship, the number of canons (51), the number of men on board (432), the name of the Captain, Martin van Vreeland, and where the ship is heading, in this case to sea. The certificate is signed by three officials and stamped at the foot. Written on the back of the certificate are three statements, one by the French vice-consul Vales, one by the British consul Edmund Peel, and another by the Portuguese consul Joao Flaguer, each with a stamp of the consulate. They state that the ship with its entire crew left in good health and "that good health is enjoyed in this town and the adjacent country, without any suspicion of plague or contagious distemper whatsoever" (Peel).
Folded and slightly creased, otherwise in good condition.