Partly-printed DS, signed “George R. I.,” one page, 18.25 x 13.5, May 22, 1929. King George V recognizes the appointment of L. Rutherfurd Stuyvesant as ambassador, in part: "Whereas Our Good Friend the President of the United States of America has by a Commission bearing date the Twenty-ninth day of March, 1929, appointed Mr. L. Rutherford Stuyvesant to be Vice-Consul at Calcutta, and We having approved of this appointment according to the Commission before mentioned, Our Will and Pleasure are, and We hereby require that you do receive, countenance, and as there may be occasion, favourably assist him." Signed at the head by King George V, and countersigned at the conclusion by Austen Chamberlain. In very good condition, with scattered staining affecting the appearance, but not the signature.
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