Washington, February 3, 1848. Folio, 16 ¾ x 15 in. (426 x 379mm). 1p. Appointing Washington L(afayette) Elliott First Lieutenant in the Regiment of Mounted Riflemen. Signed by Polk as President and countersigned by Secretary of War William L. Marcy. Partially printed document on vellum, with filled in manuscript, moderately wrinkled; engraved vignettes; paper seal. Framed with bust portrait of Polk. James L. Washington (1825-1886), Civil War Union Brigadier General. .