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Ulysses S. Grant Naval Commission Signed "U. S. Grant" as the eighteenth president and countersigned by Secretary of...
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Ulysses S. Grant Naval Commission Signed "U. S. Grant" as the eighteenth president and countersigned by Secretary of the Navy George M. Robeson. One vellum page partially printed, 15" x 17.5", Washington, D.C., May 23, 1871. This document appoints James N. Carpenter as "Pay Inspector in the Navy". Robeson, who had served as a Union general during the Civil War, was appointed by President Grant as secretary of the navy in June 1869. He served until the end of Grant's term in 1877. Engraved with maritime and martial vignettes and affixed with a dark blue U.S. Navy seal. Fine. Beautifully framed and matted to an overall size of 25" x 29". Margins have been folded back from previous framing, resulting in some minor tears. Else, near fine.Auction Info
2009 March Grand Format Rare Manuscripts Auction #6019 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
March, 2009
6th-7th
Friday-Saturday
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