^Lot 49 U. S. Grant

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 17 x 10.5, March 12, 1873. President Grant apppoints Francis W. Seeley to be the Deputy Postmaster of Lake City, Minnesota. Signed at the bottom by Grant and countersigned by Secretary of State Hamilton Fish. Suede matted and framed with a portrait and a biographical plaque to an overall size of 26.25 x 27.5. In very good condition, with a few small separations along intersecting folds, scattered toning and soiling, and some light mirroring to Fish’s signature. The white seal is crisp and intact. Oversized.