Andrew Jackson Military Appointment Signed as President

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 13 x 16.25, March 15, 1831. President Jackson appoints William H. C. Bartlett as "Second Lieutenant in the Corps of Engineers in the service of the United States. " Prominently signed at the conclusion by President Jackson and countersigned by Secretary of War John H. In fine condition, with overall toning and wrinkling. As a member of the Army Corps of engineers, Bartlett worked on the design of coastal fortifications.