Auction: Books & Manuscripts - 2571BLocation: BostonDate / Time: November 13, 2011 11:00AM
Description:
Monroe, James (1758-1831), Signed document, one page, March 5th, 1817, on vellum, military appointment issued to French Forrest as Lieutenant in the Navy, countersigned by Benjamin Crowninshield as Secretary of the Navy, with intact seal, 17 x 12 3/4 in., (minor edge toning and smudging).
Estimate $800-1,200