Lot 47
JEFFERSON MILITARY APPOINTMENT. Some paper loss at center right, with a few scattered points of paper loss on the document's right half. Some age-toning. 3rd President of the United States, 1801-1809.
Partially Printed Document Signed as President, accomplished in manuscript, One page, Folio, on vellum, Washington, DC, April 12, 1803, appointing William A Smith Surgeon's Mate in the Army. Countersigned by Jefferson's Secretary of War, at left, with "Th. Jefferson" at bottom right. White wafer seal of the United States Office of War affixed with red wax at top left. Jefferson's signiture is faint, but legible.
Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,500.
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