Partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed “Z. Taylor,” one page, 11 x 8, September 26, 1849. President Taylor appoints Andrew F. Monroe as a “Passed Midshipman in the Navy of the United States.” Signed neatly at the conclusion by Zachary Taylor and countersigned by Secretary of the Navy William B. Preston. The lower left is embossed with the Navy Department seal. In fine condition, with light toning along the edges. Accompanied by an Atlantic Bank check from 1845, signed William Sinclair, Purser of the U.S. Navy, paying Monroe $37.50. Any Taylor presidential document is quite uncommon, as he served only 16 months before he died suddenly on July 9, 1850; this example remains in remarkable condition and boasts an ideally bold, crisp signature.
Andrew Francis Monroe (1824-1871) served as a U.S. Navy officer on ships around the world for more than a decade before converting to Catholicism and becoming a priest and professor at the College of St. Francis Xavier in New York City. Catholic sources state that Father Monroe was related to President James Monroe.
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