DS as president, one page, 16 x 10.75, July 10, 1820. President Monroe appoints William G. McNeill to “a First Lieutenant in the Corps of Artillery.” Signed at the conclusion in black ink by Monroe and countersigned by Secretary of War J. C. Calhoun. In good condition, with intact seal, light toning, foxing and wrinkling, mirroring of printing from premature folding, handwritten portions light but legible, several storage folds and a relatively clean Monroe signature. R&R COA.