Lot 4524

Description

Military documents, State of New York, commissioning document dated 1837 for Isaac Finehart as Surgeon's Mate, signed by William L.Marcy, Governor of the State and Commander-in-Chief, also by Adjutant-General and Brigadier General Averell of 11th Brigade, New York State Infantry, all personal signatures; Certificate of Good Conduct, French 65th Infantry Regiment, 1901; Certificate for Medaille Commemorative of the 1870-1871 War, dated 1912; Bulgaria award certificate, 1938; Grand Army of the Republic, Department of Ohio, Aide-de-Camp appointment document, 1911; Army of Occupation, March on the Rhine, coloured and illustrated certificate-like document featuring a poem by Pte E.C.Morris IV Army Corps, A.E.F. (American Expeditionary Force); Reception card to Chinese Naval Ratings on H.M.S.Renown, Plymouth, England by United Services YMCA, 1947, with greeting address on inside, autographs on back. The first two badly damaged but overall very good - fine. (6)

William Learned Marcy (1786-1857) was a prominent politician of the time who was a US senator for the State of New York (1831-1833), 11th Governor of New York (1833-1838), 20th US Secretary of War (1845-1849), 21st US Secretary of State (1853-1857).