Partly-printed DS, one page, 7.75 x 9.75, February 10, 1848. Official Department of State document certifying John D. Clark and Samuel Stettinius as "Justices of the Peace for the County of Washington, in the District of Columbia." Signed at the conclusion by Secretary of State Buchanan. Remnants of the original red wax seal remain present to the lower left. In very good condition, with overall staining, some paper loss, and a missing seal. Accompanied by a color postcard of Buchanan by Raphael Tuck & Sons.
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