Martin Van Buren Document Signed Military Appointment, Great Signature!

Martin Van Buren Military Comission partially printed, measuring 13.5" x 17.5", Washington, D.C., dated July 10, 1838. Signed "M Van Buren" as President and "J.R. Poinsett" as Secretary of War. A military document appointing "Edwin B. Babbitt…Assistant Quarter Master with the rank of Captain." With docketing on verso. There is a white paper seal at the top left, along with patriotic motifs at the top and bottom margins. The document has flattened folds and creasing. Spots of soiling throughout and minor warping. The left edge is slightly uneven and has toning and soiling along the edge. Some small tears also present. Boldly signed.Edwin B. Babbitt graduated from West Point in 1826 and was promoted in the Army to Bvt. Second Lieutenant, 3rd Infantry. He served in the West and participated in numerous expeditions against Pawnee Indians. At the age of 57, Babbitt enlisted in the Union Army as a Major and was commissioned into the US Army Quartermaster's Department, where he served for the entirety of the war. He retired from service in 1866 and died in 1881.This item will be accompanied by a Letter of Authenticity from One of a Kind Collectibles.

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