THEODORE ROOSEVELT Partly printed vellum Document Signed as

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THEODORE ROOSEVELT. Partly-printed vellum Document Signed, as President, appointing Henry D. Wilson Surgeon in the Navy. Countersigned by acting Secretary of the Navy Charles H. Darling. 19 1/2x15 3/4 inches; faint scattered staining overall, docketing written vertically at lower left, paper seal intact. Washington, 15 May 1905

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Secretary of the Navy Paul Morton would have been expected to countersign this document, but he was involved in a scandal concerning the conduct of officers at Santa Fe Railroad, of which he had been Vice President.