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Lot 228
Sale 800 - Fine Books and Manuscripts
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Nov 12, 2020
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GRANT, Ulysses S. (1822-1885). Engraved document signed as President (“U. S. Grant”), countersigned by George M. Robeson, Secretary of the Navy, 27 January 1873.
1 page, on vellum, accomplished in manuscript, paper seal, signature slightly smudged. Military appointment of Robert H. Wyman (1822-1882) as Commodore in the Navy. Wyman served in the Mexican and American War and the Civil War, after which he commanded the Colorado for the European Squadron. Following his tour of sea duty, he headed the Navy's Hydrographic Office, and under Wyman's direction, the office implemented a systematic and sustained program of charting and surveying around the world. He was eventually promoted to Rear Admiral.