Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 20.75 x 16.5, February 23, 1872. President Grant appoints William Brisbane of Pennsylvania as "Consul of the United States of America, at Ghent." Signed neatly at the conclusion by Grant, and countersigned by Secretary of State Hamilton Fish. Embossed white seal remains affixed to lower left. Also includes three other related documents for Brisbane, including: two Department of State certificates signed by Hamilton Fish, one of which appoints Brisbane as the US Consul to Ghent, Belgium, April 16, 1872, and the other serving as a permit pass for Brisbane's wife and daughter, November 6, 1872; the third is an untranslated exequatur from the Belgian government, in French, affirming the consulship of Brisbane, July 27, 1872, signed at the conclusion by King Leopold II. In overall very good to fine condition, with heavy intersecting folds, creasing, and some light toning. Brisbane was a distinguished physician and officer in the Pennsylvania militia who retired from service on July 25, 1863. He served seven years as the consul to Ghent before returning to the US in 1879, due to the recurrence of a malarial infection contracted during the Peninsula Campaign, in Southeastern Virginia, in the spring of 1862. Brisbane received an invalid pension on June 3, 1880, just one month before his death on July 7th.
This item is Pre-Certified by PSA/DNA
Buy a third-party letter of authenticity for
$100.00
*This item has been pre-certified by a trusted third-party authentication service, and by placing a bid on this item, you agree to accept the opinion of this authentication service. If you wish to have an opinion rendered by a different authenticator of your choosing, you must do so prior to your placing of any bid. RR Auction is not responsible for differing opinions submitted 30 days after the date of the sale.
