Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 17.5 x 12.5, July 12, 1897. President McKinley appoints Arthur S. Hardy as “Minister Resident and Consul General of the United States of America to Persia.” Signed at the conclusion by McKinley and countersigned by John Sherman as secretary of state. Paper seal affixed to lower left remains crisp and fully intact. In fine condition, with intersecting folds (one vertical fold passing through a single letter of the signature) and trivial chipping and toning to edges. In addition to being a diplomat, Hardy was a well-regarded engineer, educator, and writer who also served as chair of mathematics at Dartmouth. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.
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