Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 13.5 x 11, June 18, 1853. President Pierce appoints Albert G. Allen as a "Navy Agent for the Navy Yard at the City of Washington and for the Navy Department." Signed at the conclusion by Franklin Pierce, and countersigned by J. C. Dobbin as secretary of the navy. Official seal to lower left no longer present. In very good condition, with small areas of loss along the intersecting folds, overall toning, light scattered staining, and creasing to the corners.
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