Lot 72
Tyler, John (1790-1862)., 10th president of the U.S. (1841-1845), vice-president under William Henry Harrison, assumed the presidency upon Harrison's death after only 30 days in office.
DS as president, 13¾" x 17¼", Washington, 1841 Oct 7, Presidential appointment of Samuel Miller as "Lieutenant Colonel in the Marine Corps", countersigned by J.D. Simms as acting Secretary of War. Usual folds not affecting signatures, Fine.
Estimate 1,200 - 1,500
Tyler returned to public office in February of 1861 to chair a committee formed to try to avoid civil war. After Virginia seceded he took up the Southern cause, serving in the Provisional Confederate Congress and being elected to the Confederate House of Representatives, though he died before taking his seat.
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