Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 8.5 x 11.25, January 5, 1871. President Grant directs the Secretary of State to affix the Seal of the United States to “an envelope containing a letter addressed to Queen Victoria — (Credence of Mr. R. C. Schenck).” Signed crisply at the conclusion by U. S. Grant. In fine condition.
This document pertains to the appointment of Ohio Congressman Robert C. Schenck (1809–1890) as the new United States Minister to Great Britain, in which capacity he served from June 23, 1871, to March 3, 1876. A Union major general who was present at both battles of Bull Run and who took part in Jackson's Valley Campaign of 1862, Schenck served two separate multi-term stints in the U.S. House of Representatives before accepting this diplomatic commission.
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