Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.5 x 18.75, August 4, 1882. President Arthur appoints William C. McFarland as a “First Lieutenant in the Sixteenth Regiment of Infantry.” Boldly signed at the conclusion by Arthur and countersigned by Secretary of War Robert Todd Lincoln. Retains the blue seal affixed to the upper left. In very good condition, with moderately heavy overall wrinkling, and areas of staining, heaviest at the bottom. Pre-certified PSA/DNA.
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