James K. Polk Authentic Signed 15.5×18 1848 Military Appointment Document BAS

This Autographed 15.5×18 Military Appointment Dated February 3, 1848 Document has been Personally Signed by James K. Polk. This item is 100% Authentic to include a Certificate of Authenticity (COA) / hologram by Beckett Authentication Services. The authenticity can be verified on Beckett Authentication Services website.

President Polk appoints Romeyn B. Ayres as “Second Lieutenant in the Third Regiment of Artillery in the service of the United States.” Boldly signed at the conclusion by President Polk and countersigned by Secretary of War William L. Marcy. The crisp white War Department seal affixed to the upper left remains intact. In very good to fine condition, with light staining, and three punch holes to the left edge. Ayres would go on to serve as a general in the Union Army during the Civil War, commanding troops at the Battle of Gettysburg.