Auction: Books & Manuscripts - 2433Location: BostonDate / Time: November 16, 2008 11:00AM
Description:
Arthur, Chester A. (1830-1886), Signed document, October 27th, 1881, one page, on vellum, as President, appointment as Assistant Surgeon in the United States Army for an unknown recipient, countersigned by Robert Lincoln as Secretary of War, with seal intact, 17 by 13 1/4 in., (name scratched/redacted, rust stain along upper edge, yellowed along fold).
Estimate $800-1,000