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20 - James K. Polk Document Signed as President, Appointing an Assistant Surgeon
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James K. Polk Document Signed as President, Appointing an Assistant Surgeon Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 14.5 x 17.75, February 18, 1847. President Polk appoints Elisha Bailey as "Assistant Surgeon in the service of the United States." Neatly signed at the conclusion in ink by President James K. Polk, and countersigned by Secretary of War William L. Marcy. The white paper seal affixed at the upper left remains intact. In very good to fine condition, with intersecting folds and ink offsetting affecting portions of the top and bottom.
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