Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 14.5 x 18.5, March 3, 1849. President Polk appoints Theodore Talbot as "First Lieutenant in the First Regiment of Artillery." Signed at the conclusion by Polk, and countersigned by Secretary of War William L. Marcy. White War Office seal remains affixed to upper left. In very good to fine condition, with scattered light toning, and all writing a bit light but fully legible. Polk signed this commission a day before Zachary Taylor was sworn in as president.
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