Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “Theodore Roosevelt” as president and “Wm. H. Taft” as secretary of war, one page, 15.25 x 19, March 14, 1908. President Roosevelt appoints James P. Jervey as a “Major in the Corps of Engineers in the service of the United States." Boldly signed at the conclusion in ink by President Theodore Roosevelt, and countersigned by Secretary of War William Howard Taft. The blue embossed War Office seal remains affixed to the lower left. In fine condition, with light rippling, and minor loss to the seal.
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