War-dated partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 14.25 x 17.5, November 13, 1812. President Madison appoints William H. Nicoll as a “Second Lieutenant in the Regiment of Artillerists in the service of the United States.” Signed at the conclusion by James Madison and countersigned by Secretary of War William Eustis. The embossed War Office seal remains affixed to the upper left. In very good to fine condition, with light staining, soiling, and scattered tiny areas of loss.
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