Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 21 x 16, August 30, 1899. President McKinley appoints Conant S. Buttrick as "First Lieutenant in the Forty-sixth regiment of Infantry, United States Volunteers." Signed at the conclusion by President McKinley and countersigned by Secretary of War Elihu Root. The blue seal affixed to the lower left remains partially intact. In very good condition, with creasing (primarily to the side edges), a few light stains, a strip of toning to the left side, and a bit of damage to the seal; the signature area is clean, and both signatures are crisp and bold.
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