Lot 147
Adams, John (1735-1826) 2nd President of the United States (1797-1801). Partly-printed Document Signed as President, vellum, 10½x15½", Philadelphia, 17 April 1799. Fine; light toning and normal folds. Appointing William Potter "first Lieutenant in the eleventh Regiment of Infantry…." Countersigned by James McHenry as Secretary of War. Embossed Presidential Seal is in the left margin. After the X, Y, Z Affair of 1797, the United States became involved in an undeclared war (Quasi-War) with France. Congress enacted measures to raise an army and authorized a Navy Department. This appointment is part of those military preparations.
Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,500.
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