60289: [Civil War]. Andrew Johnson Document Signed and
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[Civil War]. Andrew Johnson Document Signed and William McKinley Endorsement Signed. Group of war-dated documents signed by two future presidents: Andrew Johnson and William McKinley. Includes: Andrew Johnson Appointment Signed ("Andrew Johnson") as Military Governor of Tennessee. One partially printed page of vellum, 13.5" x 18.5", Nashville, Tennessee; March 26, 1864. Document appoints "William F. Prosser of the County of Davidson... Lieutenant Colonel in the Second Regiment of Cavalry of Tennessee Volunteers in the service of the United States for three years..." Countersigned by Secretary of State Edward H. East. With handsome engraved patriotic vignettes at the top margin. With accompanying engraving of Johnson by Johnson, Fry, and Company. Together with: William McKinley Endorsement Signed ("Will McKinley Jr."). One page, 8.5" x 11", "head Quarters Dept. West Va, Cumberland, Maryland"; March 4, 1865. A discharge for Charles A. Santmyer. The verso contains numerous endorsements. McKinley signed as captain and assistant adjutant general to Major General Samuel S. Carroll. Early war-dated signatures from McKinley are especially scarce. With accompanying engraving of McKinley. Condition: Johnson DS with very light scattered foxing. McKinley ES toned with dampstain along one margin.
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60289: [Civil War]. Andrew Johnson Document Signed and
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