DS as president, one page, 17.5 x 14, January 22, 1866. The appointment of Judson Kilpatrick of New Jersey as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Chile. Nicely signed “Andrew Johnson” at the conclusion and countersigned by W. Hunter, acting Secretary of State. In very good condition, with scattered creasing, areas of discoloration, scattered creasing, bit of edge wear. Kilpatrick was an officer in the Union army during the American Civil War. Known as "Kilcavalry" (or "Kill-Cavalry") for using tactics in battle that were considered as reckless disregard for lives of soldiers under his command. After Johnson’s appointment of Kilpatrick, he was continued in that office by President Grant, but was recalled in 1868. In March, 1881, President James Garfield appointed him again to the post of Minister to Chile, where he died shortly after his arrival in the Chilean capital Santiago. COA John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and R&R COA.
