Andrew Jackson Signed Presidential Military Commission.

Rare partially-printed military commission signed by Andrew Jackson as President of the United States. One page, partially printed on vellum with two engravings and retaining the original U.S. War Office paper seal, the commission is dated February 22, 1837 and appoints Albemarle Cady to First Lieutenant in the Sixth Regiment of the Infantry. Boldly signed by Andrew Jackson as President of the United States and countersigned by Benjamin Franklin Butler as interim Secretary of War. Benjamin Franklin Butler (1795 - 1858) was a prominent lawyer from the state of New York. He was a professional and political ally of Martin Van Buren. Among the many elective and appointive positions he held were the 12th Attorney General of the United States followed by the Attorney for the Southern District of New York in Van Buren's administration. He was also a founder of New York University and, in the last six months of Jackson's presidency served as interim Secretary of War. Albemarle (1807 - 1888) was a career United States Army officer who served in the Second Seminole War, Mexican-American War, First Sioux War and the American Civil War. He graduated from both the Norwich Military Academy and West Point in 1829, upon which he was commissioned a second lieutenant colonel of the 7th Infantry Regiment. He then served in administrative positions in the Department of the Pacific, including the District of Oregon. He retired from the Regular Army as a colonel on May 18, 1964. In near fine condition.