Military Appointment Certificate, 1840.

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Military Appointment Certificate, 1840.

Printed certificate appointing Smith a Captain in the 140th New York Infantry as of July 11, 1840. The certificate was witnessed and signed by William Seward, Governor of New York and Chief of the Militia and the Navy, and Rufus King, Adj. Gen. A note on the back reads "Capt. Commission Certificate of Smith took oath Aug. 19, 1840." The note was signed by Wm. Gallup, Justice of the Peace, Oneida County (NY).

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