Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 17 x 13, May 4, 1893. President Cleveland appoints Samuel Piper as "Second Lieutenant of Co. B. First Separate Battalion of the Militia of the District of Columbia." Neatly signed at the conclusion by President Cleveland and countersigned by Secretary of War Daniel S. Lamont. Lower left is embossed with the War Office seal. In very good to fine condition, with light creasing and somewhat irregular light toning. Accompanied by an engraved portrait of Cleveland bearing a preprinted autograph.
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