Partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed “R. B. Hayes,” one page, 13.25 x 16, May 22, 1880. President Hayes appoints Henry Clay Fisher as "a First Lieutenant in the Marine Corps." Neatly signed at the conclusion in ink by President Rutherford B. Hayes, and countersigned by Secretary of the Navy Richard W. Thompson. The blue seal affixed at the bottom remains intact. Nicely cloth-matted and framed with a portrait and plaque to an overall size of 27.5 x 23.5. In fine condition.
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