Washington Appoints Brig. Gen. who Served Under "Mad Anthony" Wayne!

George Washington Rare Signed Military Appointment on Thackara and Vallance Engraved Commission Form, circa 1790s. A presidential military commission bearing the signature of Washington, on the iconic engraved form produced by Thackara and Vallance of Philadelphia, which served as the standard appointment document for officers commissioned during the first presidency. The form carries the engraved heading "George Washington / President of the United States of America" above the standard commission language appointing the named officer to a position identified in the manuscript portions of the text.Washington Appoints Brig. Gen. who Served Under "Mad Anthony" Wayne, and Distinguished Himself at Fort Recovery and the Battle of Fallen Timbers. Extremely Rare Format.Rare DS, Washington D.C., dated March 19, 1793, appointing Leonard Covington a "Lieutenant of the Light Dragoons to take rank from the 25th of October 1792." The rare appointment is signed by President Washington as "Go: Washington", and countersigned by the Secretary of War Henry Knox. Expected folds, spotting to the left side of the document, scattered foxing, toning, and light wrinkling, all of which could be expertly repaired by a restorer to perfect a truly magnificent and rare document. 15.75" x 19.5".Leonard Covington was a United States Army brigadier general who served in the Northwest Indian War under Mad Anthony Wayne where he would distinguish himself at Fort Recovery, the Battle of Fallen Timbers and the War of 1812. Covington was mortally wounded in the Battle of Crysler's Farm and died three days later at French's Mills, New York. The wax seal, once affixed at the upper left, has been largely lost, with only the ring impression and traces of red wax remaining. Washington signed relatively few documents in a reign of only two terms, and the Thackeray and Vallance commission form is among the most recognizable and desirable documents of the first federal government. Despite the condition issues, the full Go. Washington signature and the form itself remain among the most coveted of all American presidential documents, and even a worn example commands serious collector attention. This item will be accompanied by a Letter of Authenticity from One of a Kind Collectibles. This item will be accompanied by a Letter of Authenticity from One of a Kind Collectibles.