Ulysses S. Grant Appointment Signed. One page, 19.75" x 13.75", City of Washington; June 25, 1869. A partially printed document appointing "George M. Robeson...to be Secretary of the Navy of the United States...until the end of the next session of the Senate of the United States..." Countersigned by Secretary of State Hamilton Fish. With blind stamped paper Seal of the United States in the lower left. Condition: Mat burn along edges with uniform block of light toning in center, probably as a result of being sunned. 1.25" closed tear along top margin. Integral, vertical fold has been reinforced on verso with tape. HID03101062020 © 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved