Description

Description: In this part-printed document signed, Welles appoints Henry Ware Lyon “to the grade of Midshipman in the United States Navy.” This large (15 1/4″ x 9 1/2″) paper appointment features an engraved vignette of a sailing vessel and an embossed seal of the U.S. Navy Department. Gideon Welles signed in full lower right.

Gideon Welles (1802-1878) was U.S. Secretary of the Navy during the Lincoln and Johnson administrations (1861-1869).

Henry Ware Lyon rose to the rank of Rear Admiral, retiring in 1907.

Item #A01674

Condition: Fold lines, otherwise very good condition.