War Department, December 17, 1814. Partly printed letter signed “Jas Monroe” as Secretary of War, one page, 8 x 10 in., to Captain Levi Powers of the Thirty-First Regiment of Infantry.
The document formally notifies Captain Powers that, by order of the President and with the advice and consent of the Senate, he has been promoted to the rank of Captain, to take effect from January 11, 1814. Signed clearly at the conclusion by Monroe in his capacity as Secretary of War, a position he briefly held during the War of 1812 while simultaneously serving as Secretary of State.
Moderate staining and general toning with fold lines and light edge wear; overall fine condition with a bold signature.
James Monroe (April 28, 1758 – July 4, 1831) was an American statesman, lawyer, diplomat, and Founding Father who served as the fifth president of the United States from 1817 to 1825, a member of the Democratic-Republican Party. He was the last Founding Father to serve as president as well as the last president of the Virginia dynasty and the Republican Generation. He is best known for issuing the Monroe Doctrine, a policy of limiting European colonialism in the Americas. Previously he served as governor of Virginia, a member of the United States Senate, U.S. ambassador to France and Britain, the seventh secretary of state, and the eighth secretary of war.
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