Monroe, James, 1758-1831 [Appointment of Thomas Ap Catesby Jones to Master Commandant in U.S. Navy]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04739 Author/Creator: Monroe, James, 1758-1831 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Document signed Date: 28 March 1820 Pagination: 1 p. ; 43.3 x 34.5 cm. Order a Copy
This document is a record of the appointment of Thomas Ap Catesby Jones, signed by James Monroe as President and countersigned by Smith Thompson as Secretary of the Navy and John H. Sherburne as "Registered." Document says President Monroe has nominated and the Senate has consented to the appointment of Thomas Ap Catesby Jones to Master Commandant in the United States Navy. Paper seal of the United States Navy at bottom of recto.
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