Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 13 x 16.25, March 15, 1831. President Jackson appoints William H. C. Bartlett as "Second Lieutenant in the Corps of Engineers in the service of the United States." Prominently signed at the conclusion by President Jackson and countersigned by Secretary of War John H. Eaton. The white paper seal affixed to the upper left remains intact. Mounted and framed to an overall size of 17.25 x 21. In fine condition, with overall toning and wrinkling.
As a member of the Army Corps of engineers, Bartlett worked on the design of coastal fortifications. He was later named professor of natural and experimental philosophy at West Point, where he oversaw the installation of new telescopes, made detailed observations of stars and comets, took the first photograph made in the U.S. of a solar eclipse, and wrote textbooks on optics, acoustics, astronomy, and mechanics.
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