Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “Franklin Pierce" as president and "Jeffer. Davis" as secretary of war, one page, 13.5 x 17.75, July 11, 1856. President Pierce appoints George Bell as "First Lieutenant in the First Regiment of Artillery in the service of the United States." Signed at the conclusion by both Pierce and Jefferson. White War Office seal remains affixed to upper left. In very good condition, with areas of light toning, and small holes of insect damage, primarily to the top half of the document and upper left edge. Accompanied by a small map of the San Francisco area hand-drawn by Bell, which dates to 1899 due to his notation that the city contains "10,000 inhabitants bounded by dotted lines."
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