Auction: Books & Manuscripts - 2571BLocation: BostonDate / Time: November 13, 2011 11:00AM
Description:
Buchanan, James (1791-1868), Signed document, one page, June 22nd, 1860, on vellum, military appointment for Montgomery Fletcher as Chief Engineer in the Navy, countersigned by Isaac Toucey as Secretary of the Navy, seal intact, vignette by Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Edson, New York, 18 by 14 1/2 in., (wrinkled, else very good to excellent).
Estimate $400-600