Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15 x 12.25, October 3, 1800. President Adams appoints Isaac Randall "to be a second Lieutenant of a company of volunteer Infantry in the Provisional Army, who have associated, at the Town of Durham and its vicinity in the State of Massachusetts and offered themselves, for the service of the United States." Boldly and prominently signed at the conclusion in ink by President John Adams, and countersigned by Secretary of War Samuel Dexter. The white paper seal affixed at the upper left remains intact. In very good to fine condition, with light staining along the intersecting folds, and minor loss to the lower right corner.
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