United States. An Official Captain Appointment Document to Amos B. Eaton, 1840 Auction all exhibiting damage

all exhibiting damage

circumscribed by name and title in English

SERGEANT THOs DIEFLEY

measuring 36 mm (w) x 54

who had been firing from behind a stone wall

United States. An Official Captain Appointment Document to Amos B. Eaton, 1840 Auction all exhibiting damageA paper document denoting Amos B. Eaton as Captain in the Second Regiment of Infantry as of March 1, 1837. Signed by the Secretary of War, J. R Poinsett and President Martin Van Buren, signed on the date February 20,1840. The document measures 352mm (w) x 425mm (h), with a seal present near the top left corner, heavy creasing and light foxing, slight discolouration around the edges and crease lines, remains in very fine condition.