DS as president, one page, 17 x 15, April 6, 1876. Grant appoints Hoffman Atkinson of West Virginia Secretary of the Legation of United States of America in St. Petersburg. Countersigned by the Acting Secretary of State. In very good condition with an intact seal, several small tears repaired with adhesive tape on the reverse, scattered creasing, a vertical fold touching the first stroke of Grant’s bold signature, stripe of toning to left edge. COA John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and R&R COA.
