PIERCE, FRANKLIN. Partly-printed vellum Document Signed, as President, military commission appointing William W....

PIERCE, FRANKLIN. Partly-printed vellum Document Signed, as President, military commission appointing William W. Lowe Second Lieutenant in the Second Regiment of Cavalry. Countersigned by Secretary of War Jefferson Davis. Additionally signed by Adjutant General Samuel Cooper at upper left. 17 1/4x13 3/4 inches; moderate staining at upper and lower edges, folds, paper seal stained but intact. Washington, 30 April 1856