Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 14.75 x 17.5, May 19, 1883. President Arthur appoints Theodore G. Dewey as an "Ensign in the Navy (Junior Grade)…in the service of the United States." Signed at the conclusion by Chester A. Arthur, and countersigned by Secretary of the Navy William E. Chandler. Blue Navy Department seal remains affixed to lower vignette. In very good to fine condition, with intersecting folds, rippling, and a stain to the left edge.
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