Lot 1010
Martin Van Buren (1782-1862), Eighth President of the U.S. (1837-1841); Secretary of State (1829-1831) and Vice President (1833-1837) under Jackson.
Document signed as president, 13½" x 17½", July 7, 1838, on vellum, presidential appointment of Lorenzo Sitgreaves as Second Lieutenant in the Corps of Topographical Engineers, countersigned J.R. Poinsett, Secretary of War. Usual file folds with a couple of small splits, Van Buren's signature somewhat light but completely legible, seal of the United States intact, Fine.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
Expertization: Kenneth Rendell COA.
Joel Roberts Poinsett was the first ambassador to Mexico (1825-29) and is credited with introducing a Central American plant to the U.S., that plant becoming known as the poinsettia.
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