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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 [Appointment of Philip R. Ward, Captain in the Artillery Corps]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00778.20 Author/Creator: Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Document signed Date: December 26, 1901 Pagination: 1 p. : vellum : docket Height: 52.8 cm, Width: 40.3 cm Order a Copy

Appointment of Philip R. Ward to Captain in the Artillery Corps, beginning August 23, 1901. Signed by Theodore Roosevelt as President, countersigned by Elihu Root as Secretary of War. Docketed at top by Adjutant General, reads "Recorded, Adjutant General's Office, December 26, 1901". Features paper seal from the War Office and two detailed patriotic scenes.

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

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