Lot 124
Jackson, Andrew (1767-1845) 7th President of the United States (1829-37). Partly-printed Document Signed as President, on vellum, 16¾ x 13½ in., June 1, 1830, Washington, Very Fine. Appointing Lorenzo Thomas "First Lieutenant in the Fourth Regiment of Infantry." Countersigned by John H. Eaton as Secretary of War and docketed in the upper left corner by Adjutant General Roger Jones. Light age toning; normal folds; and one rust mark from a paper clip in the blank right margin. The seal is intact at upper left. The usual military engravings are at top and bottom. Andrew Jackson’s signature is huge, measuring 6" across and signed in dark brown ink.
After his first military commission from President James Monroe in 1824, Lorenzo Thomas served in the 4th infantry in Florida until 1831. He served as quartermaster in the Seminole War (1836-37), and when the Mexican War began, he joined the volunteer division of General William O. Butler, where he served as chief of staff from 1846-48. He was assistant adjutant-general at Washington until designated as General Winfield Scott’s chief of staff in 1853. When Col. Samuel Cooper resigned as adjutant-general of the army, Thomas was promoted to colonel in 1861, and five months later he was made adjutant-general with the full rank of brigadier-general. For two years, beginning in 1863, Thomas was in charge of organizing the "colored troops" in the southern states. When President Andrew Johnson removed Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton from his post, he appointed Thomas secretary ad interim, but Thomas never occupied the office, due to Stanton’s refusal to vacate the office. Thomas retired from active service in 1869.
Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,250.
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