WASHINGTON, GEORGE, President . Engraved document signed ("G:Washington") as President, countersigned by Secretary of War Henry Knox ("Knox"), Philadelphia, 6 December 1795. 1 page, folio, 515 x 420 mm. (20½ x 17 in.) PRINTED ON PARCHMENT, large cut paper seal at top left, accomplished in manuscript, matted and in a fine giltwood frame, very finely engraved with large calligraphic banner "George Washington," beneath an American eagle, at the bottom a decorative arrangement of flags, cannons, muskets, cannon and military paraphernalia, legend at lower right: "Drawn and Engraved by Thackara & Vallance, Philadelphia." AN ARTILLERY APPOINTMENT. Knox and Washington certify the appointment of George Izard as Lieutenant "in the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers," A rare form of appointment for a soldier who had an unusual career. Izard (1776-1828), from South Carolina, studied military science in Europe while holding a commission in the U.S. Army. He returned to America in 1797 and commanded Castle Pinckney at Charlestown, later the New York harbor defenses and in 1814 an American force sent to defend New York's northern border. Criticism of his command there forced him to resign, but in 1825 Monroe named him Governor of Arkansas Territory, a post which he held until his death (See DAB).
WASHINGTON, GEORGE, President . Engraved document signed ("G:Washington") as President, countersigned by Secretary of War Henry Knox ("Knox"), Philadelphia, 6 December 1795. 1 page, folio, 515 x 420 mm. (20½ x 17 in.) PRINTED ON PARCHMENT, large cut paper seal at top left, accomplished in manuscript, matted and in a fine giltwood frame, very finely engraved with large calligraphic banner "George Washington," beneath an American eagle, at the bottom a decorative arrangement of flags, cannons, muskets, cannon and military paraphernalia, legend at lower right: "Drawn and Engraved by Thackara & Vallance, Philadelphia." AN ARTILLERY APPOINTMENT. Knox and Washington certify the appointment of George Izard as Lieutenant "in the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers," A rare form of appointment for a soldier who had an unusual career. Izard (1776-1828), from South Carolina, studied military science in Europe while holding a commission in the U.S. Army. He returned to America in 1797 and commanded Castle Pinckney at Charlestown, later the New York harbor defenses and in 1814 an American force sent to defend New York's northern border. Criticism of his command there forced him to resign, but in 1825 Monroe named him Governor of Arkansas Territory, a post which he held until his death (See DAB).
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