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Cleveland, Grover (1837-1908) [Appointment of Thomas Ward, Asst. Adj. General with rank of Lieutenant]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00778.10 Author/Creator: Cleveland, Grover (1837-1908) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Document signed Date: 11 September 1893 Pagination: 1 p. : vellum : docket ; 49.9 x 39.9 cm Order a Copy

Appointment of Thomas Ward as Assistant Adjutant General with rank of Lieutenant, beginning on August 31, 1893. Signed by Grover Cleveland as President, countersigned by L.A. Grant as acting Secretary of War. Docketed at top, reads "Recorded Volume 24 page 547. Adjutant General's Office September 11, 1893". Features paper seal from the Office of War and two detailed patriotic scenes.

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