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Ulysses S. Grant document signed as President. He signs ''US Grant'' above his printed title ''President of the United States of America'' at the top edge. Dated 25 March 1873, the document appoints Charles T. Forse to the position of Lieutenant in the U.S. Navy. The appointment took effect on 11 February 1873 and is made official here. A blue Department of the Navy seal is affixed to the bottom half atop an etched nautical scene. Single page document is countersigned by George Robeson as Secretary of the Navy. Measures 15.75'' x 19.75''. Some creasing and staining across top right. In good to very good condition.
Ulysses S. Grant Signs a Naval Appointment as President -- 1873
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